Staff development
This was a critical area of work for the LLN in terms of sustainability. It was recognised that work in this area had the potential to produce long-term results through impact on individuals and culture change in partner and stakeholder organisations.
Specific staff development initiatives delivered or supported included:
- Good Practice in Employer Engagement for Diploma Practitioners [twilight session]
- Professionalising Admission to Higher Education in Further Education [conference]
- Ruskin College IQER Preparation [CPD sessions for staff]
- Support for Brooklands College IQER [shared expertise from the LLN]
- e-learning Advice Course pilot [training module]
- Knowledge and understanding of foundation degrees in schools and colleges [workshops and materials]
- CPD survey of HE staff in FE [background research to identify CPD needs]
- Progression via work-based learning [conference]
- 14-19 Diplomas as Routes to HE [seminars]
- Seminar on Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
- What's a Foundation degree? [presentation/training sessions]
- Sharing Good Practice in Surrey in Diploma & Applied Learning [conference]
- Bursary scheme for staff delivering HE in FE
- Sector Forum meetings in Construction, Creative Industries, Health and Social Care and Land-based industries
EXAMPLES OF OUR STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Associated College Partnership conference 'Enhancing the Student Experience'
In January 2011 the LLN funded and supported a well-received Oxford Brookes Associated College Partnership (ACP) staff development conference on 'Enhancing the Student Experience'.
The conference featured the newly-developed ACP website, also funded by the LLN.
Bursary scheme for staff delivering HE in FE
A bursary scheme was initiated in 2010-11 for staff delivering HE in FE colleges and was a direct result of an earlier survey aiming to find out how satisfied staff were with the amount of opportunity they had to access CPD and what sort of things would enable them to take more advantage of CPD opportunities
14-19 Diplomas as Routes to HE
Lunchtime seminars aimed at helping staff at the University of Reading engage with the new 14-19 Diplomas as potential progression routes to HE
CPD survey of HE staff in FE
Survey of staff involved in the delivery of HE at our partner colleges aimed at assessing current and potential demand for professional development to support excellence in the delivery of, and support for, HE in the FE context
Professionalising Admission to Higher Education in Further Education
Conference designed to raise awareness and a better understanding of current practices within the HE admissions process
FE Open Day for land-based staff [June 2009]
Bespoke Open Day for staff from local FE colleges with land-based interests. The purpose of the day was to build and extend links between the University of Reading and local partner FE colleges.
CPD sessions to assist preparation for IQER
CPD staff development sessions to help Ruskin College staff prepare for IQER (Integrated quality and enhancement review) developmental engagement