Coleg Gwent

Educational Character to Curriculum Planning

Nicola Gamlin Vice Principal (Curriculum & Quality)

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A vision for our campuses:

Newport, Pontypool, Ebbw Vale, Crosskeys provide general FE provision across all subject areas and levels with clear progression routes

Usk site will consolidate and grow provision in Animal Care, Land Based, Equine, Outdoor Pursuits/Sport and Public Services. Growth in these areas will include commercial income opportunities (eg Riding School)

Educational Character

Coleg Gwent Educational Character

KSA 4: To develop our curriculum to meet the changing needs of learners, employers and local communities

Key Strategic Objectives

To increase participation in full-time 16-18 year old learning and improve motivation, retention and achievement through the provision of appropriate learning pathways in all subject areas

To deliver high quality part-time and community learning and training which raises skill levels and enhances employability through an accessible, responsive, innovative and sustainable curriculum offer

To work with all of our HE partners to increase participation through the promotion of the HE in FE experience, with an offer that is fit for purpose

To further develop appropriate Welsh medium services to meet the requirements

of the Welsh Language Scheme

Coleg Gwent Curriculum Strategy

Curriculum Strategy

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Strategic Planning

Curriculum Influences, Trends & Developments

Coleg Gwent Curriculum Strategy

Funding allocation 2011/12 (approx 15% growth on actual out-turn for 2009-10)

Funding fixed for three years

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Our challenge:

To grow, grow, grow

Across all areas of provision

Through a more flexible and diverse curriculum offer

With minimal increase in expenditure

Whilst continuing to improve quality!

Curriculum Strategy

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14-16 School Link16-18 mainstream full-time19+ mainstream and Adult SkillsWork-based learning Higher EducationBasic SkillsAdult Community Learning

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14-16 School Link

The college will sustain current levels of 14-16 link provision

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Full-time mainstream 16 - 18 provision

Increase participation on each campus through improved learner support and progression, and the provision of appropriate learning pathways in all

subject areas

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19+ mainstream and Adult Skills

Increase participation in mainstream 19+ and sustain current levels of Adult Skills provision

(vocational Level 2 and above) which prioritises raising skills levels and enhances employability through a responsive, innovative and sustainable

curriculum offer

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Work-based Learning (WBL)

To deliver WBL according to the Quality Skills Alliance (QSA) consortium and consider ways of

meeting surplus demand through a college apprenticeship scheme

Curriculum Strategy

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Higher Education (HE)

Increase the breadth of our Higher Education curriculum portfolio and increase participation

by increasing progression through the promotion of the HE in FE experience, with an offer that is

fit for purpose

Curriculum Strategy

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Basic Skills

To develop Basic and wider skills of all learners with a particular focus on literacy, numeracy and

skills for employability

Curriculum Strategy

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Adult Community Learning

To review our Community Education provision to meet the WG’s ACL policy statement (part of One Wales: A progressive agenda for the government

of Wales (2007))

Curriculum Strategy

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Curriculum Planning Handbook:

Influences on curriculum design (eg trends, funding, qualification changes, learner feedback)

Current curriculum strategy

College principles for designing the curriculumOne-college approach, EBS, quality, learner support &

enrichment, learner centred, cost effective

Curriculum planning procedure

Curriculum Planning

Coleg Gwent Curriculum Planning