Professional Development at

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Lincolnshire Wolds 14-19 Cluster A Case Study
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Context Geography

• Cluster area
• Market Rasen (De Aston)
• Mablethorpe (Tennyson)
• Caistor (Yarborough, Grammar)
• Louth (MDTC, Cordeaux, KEVIS, St Bernards)
• North Somercotes (Birkbeck)

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Context Geography

• Cluster area
• Market Rasen (De Aston)
• Mablethorpe (Tennyson)
• Caistor (Yarborough, Grammar)
• Louth (MDTC, Cordeaux, KEVIS, St Bernards)
• North Somercotes (Birkbeck)
• FE Lincoln, Grimsby (GIFHE, Franklin), Boston

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Context History

• Pre-2002
• Dog eat dog
• No collaboration
• 2002
• New headteachers (MDTC, Cordeaux, Birkbeck)
• 2003
• Louth Area Strategic Planning Board
• ? Lincs Wolds Cluster

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Context Curriculum

• School offers
• Post-14 GCSE, GNVQ, (BTec)
• Post-16 AS/A2, GNVQ, AVCE
• Minimal vocational applied learning
• FE offer
• Very broad curriculum choice ?
• Prohibitive travel to learn distance for some ?

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Early Days

• Identification of curriculum gaps
• Curriculum review
• Student preference questionnaires
• Potential solutions identified but
• Mainly FE (Lincoln) based
• No facilities to provide accommodation
• Some nervousness/lack of trust

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LSC Cluster Activity 2004

• Increased number of interested parties
• Wider range of providers ?
• Some passive partners ?
• Unwieldy for decisions/actions ?
• Explicit LSC involvement/support
• Clear independent view ?
• Development of greater trust ?
• 14 small working groups set up

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LSC Cluster Activity 2005

• Clear shared understanding of
• Curriculum gaps
• Student demand
• Post-16 participation/NEET rates
• Proposed solution
• New College operated by lead (FE) partner
• No (or not enough) money ?

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LSC Cluster Activity 2006

• Change to LSC capital funding rules
• Introduction of competition
• Development of collaborative vision
• The Vocational College itself is envisaged not
  as a physical and self contained building, but an
  organisation that delivers courses through
  existing providers located in the area as well as
  additional courses through a new building.
• Formation of EIP to submit bid
• LCC support ?

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LSC Competition 2006

• Statement of need from existing data
• Stage 1 open national competition
• Stage 2 submit capital bid
• School led ? 100 capital available
• Meanwhile
• Diploma gateway applications
• Based on existing secure partnerships ?

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EIP 2007

• Clarification of vision
• Management arrangements
• New Co.
• Possible Trust
• Curriculum delivery
• Inclusion of new partners
• Further Education
• University
• WBL providers
• Employers

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EIP/ Cluster 2007

• Beginning building
• 3.8M Wolds College (partnership contract)
• 1.8M upgrades to 7 schools
• Diploma development
• 3 successful lines
• 1.5M capital
• Investigation of Trust School status

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Wolds College Concept

• Managed learning space
• Managed by consortium Company
• Students owned by home institution
• Delivery primarily by FE staff
• Minimal WC employees
• Funding follows learners
• Future flexibility inbuilt
• Complex to explain/understand/manage! ?

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Decision Making Groups Wolds Cluster Partnership
Cluster Forum of Head Teachers/ FE/HE/WBL
Providers (Wider partnership) 14-19 Learning
Entitlement Cluster Implementation
Education Improvement Partnership
(EIP) or Educational Charitable Company
or Shared Trust
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Future Developments

• Opening of College autumn 2008
• Increased curriculum offer from Sept 2008
• Additional Diploma lines
• Increased common timetabling
• Incorporation of 14-16
• Sustainable transport policy

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Lessons Learned

• Trust takes time
• Collect data, gather evidence, develop
  understanding
• Work through difficulties
• Dont cower before complexity
• Seize the moment!

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• Seize the moment!