Associate College Partnership Conference 2012 THE 2020 STRATEGY AND THE WHITE PAPER

Associate College Partnership Conference 2012 THE WHITE PAPER: Concentrates on students – but implications for our strategy run throughout Freeing up organisations that can access public loans Freeing up what can be called a University Freedom for new organisations to enter HE Liberalising controls on student numbers: At the top by qualification – all else by price ….

Associate College Partnership Conference 2012 Fewer students because higher fees deter Do we win or lose with AAB+ Loss of students from the core – we can only bid back if fee below £7,500 Access agreement to attract disadvantaged groups Students studying at home Considerations for Brookes:

Associate College Partnership Conference 2012 OXFORD BROOKES’ RESPONSE

Associate College Partnership Conference 2012 REDUCE ON-CAMPUS NUMBERS: Deals with decline in demand Deals with loss of margin – without reducing fees Improves resourcing per student – and their experience Reduces impact on infrastructure …and helps meet the planning condition

Associate College Partnership Conference 2012 INCREASE NUMBERS IN ASSOCIATE COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP: Provides low cost alternative Improves outreach and ability to attract students at home Broadens offer … … FD routes attractive to disadvantaged groups and progress through degree

Associate College Partnership Conference 2012 SUCCESS OF ACP: NSS scores on average above Brookes Now over 12% of our total – will grow to over 20% Retention – volatile has been above Brookes – now slightly below Better employability

Associate College Partnership Conference 2012 RISKS? YES! REVIEW IN 12 MONTHS