Corporation Minutes 13 December 2016 MEETING of the CORPORATION of MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE TUESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2016 – 9.30 AM
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MEETING OF THE CORPORATION OF MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE TUESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2016 – 9.30 AM BOARD ROOM – M219 PART I Clerk: Mrs R Clare Present: Mr Mark Sharples Chair Mrs M Grant Miss V Herbert Mrs R Kay Ms S Musgrave Prof A Sutcliffe Mrs C Trasler Dr K Williams Mr M Wright Mrs G Bell Miss S Simpson Miss A Sumner In attendance: Mrs G Lagan Mr P Sharples Mrs T Cosgrave (item 4 only) Mr R Hedge (item 3 only) MINUTES Item Title Action 46/16 Welcome and Apologies for Absence The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting. Apologies for absence were received for David Harrison, Jerry Green, Harold Davenport and Nigel Schofield. The Student Members of the Corporation were welcomed to their first meeting. 47/16 Declaration of Members’ Interest There were no declarations of Members’ interest. 48/16 The Macclesfield Academy The paper for The Macclesfield Academy was presented in advance of the meeting. Richard Hedge reported that the provisional progress 8 measures have been published by the DFE. The scores for Cheshire East were shared with the Members. The Academy is in joint 1st position. Cheshire East performance overall was disappointing. It was stated that the budget for 2016-17 is based on numbers in September 2015 which means that the Academy is currently teaching 90 unfunded students. Q: How are the new Governor arrangements working? The new governors attended their first meeting. One of the new governors attended the Corporation Minutes 13 December 2016 1 Academy this morning to familiarise himself with the Academy data. The next meeting is on Thursday of this week. The Academy is currently in discussions with other schools regarding forming a MAT. 49/16 Presentation from the Director of Commercial Services A presentation was provided by the Director of Commercial Services on Apprenticeships followed by a question and answers session. Members thanked the Director of Commercial Services for her informative presentation. 50/16 Minutes 4 October 2016 Gill Bell will be added to the attendance record and Valerie Herbert will be removed. RC Item 44/16 should read: The predictions made last year were higher than what the Academy actually achieved. The minutes will be updated and the Chair will sign the amended minutes. 51/16 Appointment of Student Member of the Corporation The President of the Student Union for 2016/17 was welcomed to the Corporation meeting. Sam Simpson introduced herself and stated that she is currently studying Level 3 Aero Engineering. Members approved the appointment of the Vice President of the Student Union for 2016/17. Ashleigh Sumner introduced herself and stated that she is currently studying Electrical Engineering and is based at the College one day a week. She is employed by Siemens. Corporation Minutes 13 December 2016 2 Item Title Action 52/16 KPIs 2015/16 and The Principal Report The KPIs for 2015/16 were presented by the Principal. The Principal highlighted a number of points: A number of the Apprenticeship TvA were red due to the high targers which were well above provider rate. The lesson observations for 2015/16 were at 75% for good or better. This was assessed by Ofsted at being the right level. In previous years there has previously been an over grading of lessons at the College. Q: From the report in June it was reported that retention dropped two months later. What reassurance can you give that this won’t happen again? The monitoring is now more rigorous. 60 high risk students have been identified and these students are being monitored closely and parents are involved at an early stage. Withdrawals are now monitored by the Vice Principal for Curriculum and Quality. The IAG is now more rigorous and the census data are better managed. There are now pre-meetings with Mary Grant and the Vice Principal of Curriculum and Quality to scrutinise the data. The meetings provide support and challenge. A Member commented on the excellent improvement to L3 vocational value added GL going up by 20%. A Member requested that line 6 ‘14/15 v 15/16’ column should be changed to RK red. KPIs 2016/17 The KPIs for 2016/17 were presented by the Principal. A target for HE Retention, Pass and Achievement will be added for the January meeting. GL Q: Maths and English is a risk. How are we monitoring this area? The Vice Principal for Curriculum and Quality has a meeting every two weeks to review maths and English. A more detailed report on maths and English will be GL presented at the spring Corporation meeting. A report on destination data will be provided at the spring Corporation PS/GL meeting. Q: A governor enquired about the target for the staff survey. The Principal explained that the engagement for the staff survey has been low. A note was going out on the staff payslips reminding staff to complete the staff survey. The staff survey will be launched next week. There has been a historic lack of confidence from staff on whether the individual results of the survey are confidential. ELT have asked staff if they would prefer the survey to be online or on paper but staff confirmed an online survey was preferable. Principal’s Report The Principal’s report was received in advance of the meeting. The following points were discussed: Three high profile joint-brand academies have been launched with Seddon, Siemens and Marshall Macclesfield College reached the final of the prestigious Education Investor Awards Macclesfield College performed well in the first ever rankings table published by FE Week An extra full staff development event was delivered on 1st September by keynote speaker Bradley Lightbody The College is fully prepared to implement the new GCSE grading scale from Corporation Minutes 13 December 2016 3 numbers 1 – 9 in 2017. A new Head of HE has been appointed The new Marketing Department has been established and two Open Evening Campaigns have been launched and completed The Principal reported that collaboration with the local schools has continued to be developed. The College has been better received since the removal of A Level provision. The College was invited to Fallibroome Academy for the first time An application to the LEP has been made The College is hosting Apprenticeship week and this is being sponsored by the Council There will be a new HE intake in January. A marketing campaign will be created to advertise the new offer. One of the courses will be for Teaching Assistants in schools. This is a course that employers are looking for and will help to recover some numbers A Governor commented on the positive appointment of a school liaison officer 53/16 Quality and Curriculum Report on achievement rates 2015-16 The Vice Principal for Curriculum and Quality provided an update on the achievement rates for 2015-16. The following points were made: The overall achievement rate for 2015-16 was 80% The most significant gain for the College was an increase of 5.1% in the 16- 18 achievement rate The pass rate for 2015-16 was 92.07% The main retention issue is on Level 3 Vocational programmes, where a significant number of Study Programmes are legacy 2 year programmes that started in 2014-15 Higher Education overall retention, pass and achievement rates show a three year improvement trend. A governor commented on the data sheet attached within the paper as it easily identified the strengths and weaknesses. A governor raised that functional skills remains a weakness Report on value added measures of student performance 2015-16 The Vice Principal for Curriculum and Quality presented a report for Level 3 graded programmes in 2015-16. The following points were made: Level 3 performance shows an improvement in 2015-16 The Vocational and AS programmes increased by 20% and 19% Over 73% of L3 Vocational students exceeded their minimum target grade Computing was much improved with an increase of 64.92% of learners achieving or exceeding their minimum target grade 54.55% of students for Sport, Leisure and Tourism achieved below their expected target grade. There is a correlation between value added and poor achievement Visual and Performing Arts and Health and Social Care failed to reach their predictions and are being addressed through the College Improvement Plan Q: Does there need to be investment into the pastoral care in these areas? No, a number of mental health students were on these courses that could not reach their maximum potential. Members discussed that a number of the local schools are currently providing a good performing arts offer which is causing competition. The College has continued to achieve results until the provision ended. A full Value Added report will be provided at the spring Corporation meeting. GL Corporation Minutes 13 December 2016 4 The Safeguarding Annual Report for 2015/16 and the Annual Health and Safety Report The Safeguarding Annual Report for 2015/16 and the Annual Health and Safety Report were provided in advance of the meeting. The Chair attended the recent Safeguarding meeting where the document was discussed in detail. The Chair reported that the staff within the department remain committed. Members discussed the pink column on the graph on page 13. Members discussed that the pink column reflects safeguarding across the board. A staff governor reported that staff are vigilant and that all issues are taken seriously. The SPOC results indicate that students feel safe at Macclesfield College. Mark Sharples will continue to deputise for Valerie Herbert at Safeguarding meetings when required. The Chair congratulated the new security guard who was creating a safe environment for students, staff and visitors.