HFEP – Regional Networks 21 January 2011 Survey Outcomes

2 Healthy FE Regional Networks Healthy FE Regional Network Survey

 Survey distributed October / November 2010  Available as web link  118 returns across the 9 English Regions  Questions related to usefulness, future of the networks, suggestions  In addition: some questions on website and improvements 3 Background Healthy FE regional Network Survey

4 East of England: 9.3% (11) London: 5.9% (7) South East: 14.4% (17) South West: 8.5% (10) Yorkshire and Humber: 13.6% (16) North East: 11.9% (14) North West: 19.5% (23) East Midlands: 5.9% (7) West Midlands: 11.0% (13) Participation Across England Healthy FE Regional Network Survey

 Almost unanimous: networks are considered to be useful (56) or very useful (46) = 102 / 118  Suggestions on further improvements that could be made relate to:  Sharing of practice / learning about what others do  Raising awareness about what it is available (tools etc.)  More information about inspection and processes  Information about ‘You’re Welcome’  Relationship building and networking opportunities 5 Usefulness of networks Healthy FE Regional Network Survey

6 Proposed Topics for Discussion: Health Partners / Sharing of practice Data and Info Funding and Resources Quality College engagement Policies Practices / services and (college) policies in general Regional dataFunding issuesInspection / OfstedHow to engage SMT Strategic links with PCTs / LAs Examples of college initiatives Success stories Funding opportunities Impact Measurements / benchmarking More presentations from college staff How to engage health partners / working with local agencies Sharing experience The website and how it’s run Nationally available resources Specialist provision NHS priorities and commitment Establishing good practice models How to divide up the region into manageable sub- areas Safeguarding You’re Welcome Learn from other colleges on achieving YW / young people views Specialist provision Benchmarking Healthy FE Regional Network Survey

Healthy Fe Regional Network Survey7 38.6%Visiting speakers 28.7%Improved regional website area 26.7%Discussion topics 25.7%Virtual chat rooms 21.8%Membership mix and size 20.8%Location of meetings 17.8%Nothing How could networks be improved?

Healthy FE Regional Network Survey8 Learner conferences Subgroups to focus on specific areas Attendance of ‘outside providers’, DH, visiting speakers, PCT Link into Safeguarding, H&S networks, others... Consistency in membership attendance / too few large colleges attend / seniority of membership Designated hub for specialist providers Varying day of week, starting time, central venue, etc. Divide region into sub-regions: our region is too large More publicity up front, setting agendas and meeting times in advance Additional suggestions:

Healthy FE Regional Network Survey9 It’s all very helpful Have not attended before – cannot comment This is a good network – ‘probably because of input from Tribal’.... But also:

Healthy FE Regional Network Survey10 Usefulness for me as a practitioner: 9 : very useful 6 : useful 0 : of limited use Usefulness for network purposes: 7 : very useful 8 : useful 0: of limited use Yorkshire and Humber summary – 15 responses

Healthy FE Regional Network Survey11 Raising awareness Sharing best practice Networking Updates (by Tribal) / on national initiatives Alerted us to availability of tools Borrowing / providing ideas YW support and information Identification of new resources / funding Working with the PCT Development of handbook Yorkshire and Humber: How the networks have made a difference

Healthy FE Regional Network Survey12 Healthy lifestyles: healthy eating / alcohol / stop smoking Ofsted requirements Best practice sharing Impact measurements Nationally available resources A road show / healthy college week Yorkshire and Humber : Future network meetings

Healthy FE Regional Network Survey13 Membership mix : 1 Location of meetings: 2 Discussion topics: 3 Visiting speakers: 3 More meetings : 4 Fewer meetings: 0 Virtual chat room: 5 Improved regional network area: 2 Nothing: 5 Yorkshire and Humber: Improvements that could be made