VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

• Agenda
• Machinery of Government (MoG) changes
• Describe FE in Kent
• Highlight the opportunities MoG offers
• Make the case for vocational education

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CONTEXT

• Global financial crisis
• Future CSR settlements
• Continuing focus on young people
• Demographic changes
• Introduction of new Diplomas
• White working class underachievement

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MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT

• Background
• 1993 - colleges taken out of LEA control, Further
  Education Council (FEFC) established
• 2001 LSC established from merger of FEFC and
  TECs
• 2010 LAs commission 16-19 provision
• National 14-19 Funding Body
• Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for adults

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FE KENT

• 7 colleges (1 of which is landbased)
• Joint income in excess of 150m
• Over 300m of capital investment
• Over 18,000 16-18 year old students
• 38 of students receiving EMAs
• 8 BME students

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FE KENT KEY PRIORITIES

• Quality improvement
• Transforming the estate
• 14-19 collaboration
• Employer engagement
• Financial health

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MoG OPPORTUNITIES

• Schools can access industry standard resources
• Cross sector staff training and development
• Curriculum development and enhancement
• County-wide approach to NEETs, LAC and widening
  access to HE
• Improving employer engagement and work experience

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THE CASE FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

• Personal story
• Self esteem and motivation of skill mastery
• Self fulfilling prophecy
• Quality improvement
• Effective curriculum planning