MIDDLETON CAMPUS Rochdale Road Middleton M24 6XH Tel: 0161 643 7560 Textphone: 01706 650 904 ROCHDALE CAMPUS St. Mary’s Gate Rochdale, OL12 6RY Tel: 01706 345 346 Textphone: 01706 650 904 HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE e. [email protected] www.hopwood.ac.uk Annual Report 2017-2018 Disability confident scheme identity guidelines v2 January 2018 Contents Introduction 3 Our Curriculum 4 Our Students 18 Our Achievement Rates 21 Our Finances 22 Personal Successes 24 Our Community 27 Our Technology 29 Our Staff 30 Introduction Our Estate 32 Our Highlights 33 It gives me great pleasure to introduce the College’s Annual report for 2017/18. 2017/18 built on the successful 2016/17 academic year that saw us receive our Grade 2 Ofsted inspection. In 2017/18 we were ranked the 10th best employer for employment diversity, we became one of only a handful of employers in the Rochdale Borough to achieve Living Wage accreditation and we welcomed Nazir Afzal OBE as the new Chair of the Corporation. The College would not be able to achieve any of this success without its people. So thank you again to all our governors, staff and students for your contributions. Derek O’Toole Principal 3 Our Curriculum As part of the annual review and modification of The College continues to drive its passion and the curriculum offer, the College use LMI extensively commitment to improving the economic prospects along with the research and data analysis for young people in the Borough of Rochdale, conducted by Greater Manchester Combined especially those facing the most disadvantages. Authority (GMCA). Through this, the College has Indeed 65% of 16-18 year old students studying at been able to re-engineer its curriculum plan to Hopwood Hall College are from a disadvantaged offer a more sustainable curriculum including more postcode according to latest IMD. The Key Stage 4 advanced level skills that meet both local and attainment amongst our Level 3 cohort recruitment regional priorities, skills gaps and prepare learners has flat-lined, however the College leads the way in of all ages for the world of work. terms of progress at Key Stage 5. The College curriculum offer is now aligned National Key Stage 5 data shows that the College is to the GMCA priorities identified for Greater outperforming all other general further education Manchester and has seen growth in learner colleges nationally when it comes to Level 3 numbers in Health & Social Care, Engineering & Vocational Value Added* where a high proportion Manufacturing, Education & Training and Creative of disadvantage is reported in the cohort base. Digital sector areas. This alignment is set to Evidence also shows that where students complete continue as the College has a mature approach to their vocational studies at the College they pass Hopwood Hall College acknowledges that business planning, involving staff from across the and pass with Distinction. it is important to meet current employer organisation and a planning cycle that encourages In 2017/18 the college worked with a number of key innovative development of new products, mapping demand for skills by planning an innovative strategic delivery partners to sub-contract a small of progression pathways and aims to meet both the proportion of the adult education budget to help curriculum in order to meet LEP priorities skills priorities of the future and the ambition of the build capacity in specialist areas to meet skills gaps and plan for the future skills needs of the GMCA. and also provide community learning to enable the regional economy whilst making the College college to broaden its offer in-line with our strategic objectives, mission and values. Notable adult sustainable. Significant preparatory work has education delivery partners were the Kashmir Youth been undertaken to ensure that the college is Project, Mantra Learning Limited and Rochdale well positioned financially. Metropolitan Borough Council. *See DfE KS5 Performance tables 4 5 Accounts improve the skills of employees and increase Graphic Design Learners also designed the business performance through training and up Touchstones café logo and Illustrations for In 2017/18, Accounts students continued to impress skilling. Increase the awareness of Apprenticeship Rochdale Councils annual report (Health). at Level 2 and 3. The achievement rate at Level 2 routes amongst school pupils and college was above 90% with three students scoring over 12 learners from each APA area were nominated and students in Rochdale. Provide guidance to all 95% on their exams. Once more, practical work won college awards for progress and achievement Students/Apprentices/Trainees about progression experience was a key part of the course with all at the Hopwood Hall Annual FE Awards Ceremony. routes within Apprenticeships and future career students undertaking a 10 day placement within our Axel Brenner was among the winners of the Queen development. own finance department. Elizabeth Foundation Award. Textiles and Fashion By creating an employer responsive service, student Bailey Pearson took home the Emerson One student took this further after an impressive Training@Hopwood launched the following new Educational Trust Award, presented by John display during her work experience. Student apprenticeship standards: Durcan, Trustee of the Emerson Educational Trust. Georgia Jones applied for an apprentice role and was successfully appointed amongst some tough • Hospitality Highest grade achievements went to the following: competition and has since progressed further to • Team Leading L2 Media student Antonia Christou was awarded Distinction for her documentary film focused on the become a full-time Finance Assistant. At level 4 we • Accounting introduced the apprenticeship daytime provision topic of Cyber Bullying. Daphne Ibadan achieved • Motor Vehicle with majority of level 4 students achieving success Distinction, and is now studying Fashion at on their first set of exams. • Fire, Security and Emergency Manchester Metropolitan. Vanessa Glover awarded • Customer Service Distinction for a highly personal project based on the difficult topic of Bulimia, Vanessa is now Apprenticeships and Employer • Electrical Engagement studying Fine Art at Liverpool John Moore’s. Chris • Adult Care Harrop awarded Distinction for producing a 3D Training@Hopwood deliver the Apprenticeship 34% of Apprentices undertook an apprenticeship character model to degree level standards is now provision. We currently deliver Intermediate and standard in 17/18. Apprenticeships have grown studying Game Art UCO. Beth Stott Distinction for Advanced Apprenticeships to learners aged 16 or within the construction sector, reflecting her 3D animation short is now studying Animation over. We are in the transition from frameworks to priority skills needs within the region. A priority at Falmouth University. standards. Arts & Performing Arts for Training@Hopwood has been to increase The End of Year show highlighted a wide ranging 2017/18 Our apprenticeship’s division established partnerships with local employers, local authority Arts and Performing Arts is a hub of creativity and diverse body of work across all course Levels an Engagement Team based within Training@ and business support agencies. Offering a that provides our learners with a range of creative 1, 2, 3 and HE students from Art & Design, Fashion, Hopwood with the primary objective of engaging partnership approach resulted in established opportunities, with strong local links and excellent Media, Graphics and Games Development. The 2018 learners and employers with all College Employer relationships with Levy payers including, Northern progression into University. The Creative Media APA End of year show was a resounding success, Responsive provisions, this includes: Alliance Group NHS, Johnson Controls, JW Lees team successfully hosted the Greater Manchester work on display was of an extremely high standard • Apprenticeships and Avonside Group. Highlights from the year Colleges Group (GMCG) competition. Media as noted by the college Senior Management Team included: Students continued with their impressive array of • Traineeships and external visitors from partner universities and externally filmed projects working with Rochdale • Apprenticeship Week, Careers Day ‘meet our industry links. The show heralded a newly founded • Work placements / Work Experience Hornets, Redwood apprenticeships, Moss Care St employers’ promoting apprenticeship vacancies bequest award on behalf of Glennis Brierley, a Vincent for a refugee documentary, a documentary The aim of the service is to advise and engage and raising awareness of industries and job former member of staff. The Glennis Brierley award on the Rochdale co-operative in conjunction with young people, adults and employers to help markets. for awarded to Grace Allaby, who made exceptional Rochdale Pioneers, Todmorden observatory as well • Hosted first employer forum to launch Fire, progress and achievement on her course and in her as covering a range of corporate events for the progression to University. Security and Emergency Apprenticeship ‘inspiring College itself. excellence through apprenticeships’ partnership Destinations for Arts and Performing Arts learners Art and Design learners produced an art exhibition approach to building the programme based on who have recently finished their degrees include, and Historic Rochdale postcards project in the industry needs. 22 employers attended and Sony Entertainment, The BBC, Team 17, TT Games, conjunction with