1. Colleges Delivering For Wales Annual Conference
Julie Skinner
Head of People & Performance
Exeter College

2. College Overview The 1st Tertiary College in the UK
Very broad Curriculum Offer
CIRCA £35 million turnover
A Senior Leadership Team of 8, with a further 22 making up the full College Leadership Team
13 Faculties and 10 Business Support Areas
900+ staff
City centre sites, with specialist facilities on the edge of the city
£40 million invested in College property 2005 – 2012
Highly Effective Partnerships

3. The college is the community education provider for the city
Student Overview
The College has around 10,000 learners, the breakdown is approximately as follows:
4350 are full-time
200 are 19+ full-time
550 are Apprentices
4000 are 19+ taking part-time qualifications
500 are in work placed learning
500 are 14 – 16 learners
The college is the community education provider for the city
In addition the college has around 550 on higher education programmes

4. How to get excellence in Teaching & Learning

5. Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy

6. Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment
A relentless focus from the top and from Governors to cultivate and deliver exceptional teaching and learning
Open and supportive culture to share best practice, open doors viewing panels, learning walks
Investment in staff- leadership programme at all levels, talent programmes
Innovation - think tank, learning lab, staff development
Genuine intervention and improvement – Internal Inspections, Improvement Practitioners

7. Teaching, learning & Assessment
Genuine intervention and improvement - developmental engagements, internal inspections, summative grading system to benchmark, peer working cross region
Fair but robust performance management systems
Good industrial relationships
Low staff sickness and employee relations issues

8. Teaching, Learning & Assessment
A focus on wellbeing, in house Occupational health
Quality function interlinked with HR function
Student voice

9. The critical triangle Data Success Rates, Value Added, Attendance etc.
Student Feedback
Quality of teaching and learning
Teaching Observation Profile

10. Thank you for listening