1. Infused and Enthused
How re-thinking curriculum design had a measurable impact on improved access, retention and achievement.
New ways of working with schools in sport and fitness has had impact on access and recruitment
Admin – Retention
Hospitality - Achievement
McGuire, S, Elder, J, Gibb, I (2019).

2. Sport and Fitness
The new programme infused life into the school partnerships with sport and fitness and enthused pupils to engage in physical activity, volunteering and Perth College UHI

3. Skills for Work

4. Passport to Sport

5. Significant Wins School/College Partnership Award for Endeavour
Volunteering with Badminton Scotland
Volunteered at a Quick Cricket event
Climbing Centre
Volunteering award
Coaching primary Schools pupils
Outstanding feedback from primary schools
Mentored by HNC Coaching and Developing Sport

6. What Next? 2019/20 HNC Fitness, Health and Exercise Apprenticeships
Returning to school
2020/21
Study sport

7. Adding Value all the way!
FE & HN Business, Administration and Accounting
1. Why is it important?
2. How did we go about this?
3. What has the impact been?

8. Adding Value all the way!
Why is this important?
1. Student feedback
2. Employer needs
3. KPIs – trends
3. Progression trends and transition

9. Adding Value all the way!
What did we do?
1. Curriculum design
2. Personal Academic Tutor – pilot through years
3. Volunteering opportunities
4. Lunchtime study club/ Peer support

10. Adding Value all the way!
What did we do?
5. Work experience/Scholarships
6. Team work and enterprise
7. Mentoring
8. Student led trips and speakers

11. Adding Value all the way!
What was the impact?
KPIs
Progression
Student feedback
Employer feedback

12. The Food Court – Working in partnership with Sodexo
How re-thinking curriculum design had a measurable impact on improved access, retention and achievement.
The Food Court – Working in partnership with Sodexo
Ian Gibb College Expo19
Thursday13th June 2019

13. Partnership Working in Action
Recipe for Success – GETTING INVOLVED!
1. Listened to what our students wanted.
2. Listened to employers needs.
3. Co-create curriculum.

14. Partnership Working in Action
Making it happen!
Team working with Sodexo Executive chefs to:-
Align menus and apply innovation within curriculum.
Design partnership calendar – Supplier visits/Demonstrations
Plan new themes – Live bars/Pop up’s and Street food
Sodexo Salon Culinaire – 82 student awards
Skills Week – VIP dinner

15. Partnership working in Action
Curriculum
Original FE programmes –
NQ Hospitality & Tourism
City & Guilds Chef Award
Replaced with –
Hospitality Services SVQ Level 1
Professional Cookery SVQ Level 2
With added value! – Gleneagles link, REHIS Food Hygiene and Core Skills.

16. Partnership working in Action
Curriculum with growth – to make it happen!
Investment from Sodexo
Investment from the College
Approvals – new curriculum!
Staffing
Increase in student recruitment.

17. Partnership Working in Action
Making it work and growing the curriculum
Timetabled 12 hours per week in the Food Court:-
Feedback was excellent – Food Court Committee Meetings
Hospitality Services SVQ Level 1
18 students enrolled
16 progressed on SVQ SCQF Level 5
2 entered employment
Professional Chef SVQ Level 2
16 students enrolled
14 progressed onto ‘the new’ SVQ Professional Chef SCQF Level 6
1 gained employment
1 withdrew

18. Partnership working in Action
Curriculum gaps
Progression for Hospitality SVQ Level 1
Introduced - Hospitality SVQ Level 2
Progression for Chef SVQ Level 2
Introduced – Chef SVQ Level 3

19. Partnership Working in Action
5 years on……The rebranded Curriculum
Hospitality Bronze Award – SCQF level 4 (SVQ)
Introduction to The Professional Kitchen – Bronze Award – SCQF 4 (SVQ)
Hospitality Silver Award – SCQF level 5 (SVQ)
Professional Chef Silver – SCQF level 5 - (SVQ)
Professional Chef Gold – SCQF level 6 - (SVQ)
Progression routes includes MA’s, HNC/D & PDA Professional Cookery/Hospitality/Patisserie and BA (Hons) Hospitality Management and BA (Hons) Food, Nutrition and Textiles Education
(SCQF levels 7 – 10)
MA’s

20. Partnership Working in Action
Added Value
College induction with Sodexo
Sodexo Salon Culinaire
Calendar of events
Scholarship
Internship
Skills Week culminating in VIP dinner
Ongoing developments
Graduation
Awards – College and Sodexo

21. Partnership Working in Action
Sodexo Salon Culinaire
11 students gained awards at Hamden Glasgow competing against Sodexo UK and Ireland

22. Partnership Working in Action
Result!
Operate from Monday to Friday –
Curriculum lead design in terms of the food offering
Students enjoy the Food Court – scaffolding timetabling - roles!
Employer are impressed with the set up!
Improved KPIs
Curriculum growth with investment
Students ready to progress to FE/FE or FE/HE
Students are ready to step into work.

23. Partnership Working in Action
Result!
External verifier report – ‘Can only give commendations’.
Education Scotland - HMIe 2015 – Excellence – Innovation and employer engagement
CIS Winner 2015 – Innovation
SQA Star Award – Educational Excellence
Sodexo award

24. Training sessions from 2. 30 – 20. 00 – food is utilised on the menus
Training sessions from 2.30 – – food is utilised on the menus. And getting experience of trialling the recipes for large scale production.

25. Developing skills and speed – large scale production

26. Fresh produce – curriculum driven menu preparation - NO WASTAGE!

27. Can get hot and steamy at times – technology used in the industry
Can get hot and steamy at times – technology used in the industry.. Partnership challenges…..we work together to get a student focussed result! Year 1!

28. Specialist skills – good at estimate portion size accurately – under pressure and linked to budget!

29. Developing confidence – Customer Care – following food hygiene and SUPPORTING all students.

30. Mentoring - Industry systems and procedures are a key to Gold level students.

31. Hospitality students on the tills!

32. Requistions – stores – organisational skills are a must!

33. Training in Barista

34. Amazing to see it all come together…. attitudes/appearance/standards…
Amazing to see it all come together…..attitudes/appearance/standards…. Taking ownership

35. Partnership Working in Action
Questions!
Thank you!