Induction Programme for New Council Members:

Education Strategy

Janice Kay and Michele ShoebridgeCouncil Induction 16th October 2013

Purpose

• Outline the strategic agenda for Education• Show Dual Assurance process in action• Current practice• Future priorities

• An issue in focus: Graduate Prospects

• Complements the Council Workshop on Education Strategy on 17th October

The Strategic Agenda 2010 – 2015

1. Select the best students (not just achievement, but potential)

2. Help them to engage (academic, extra-curricula)

3. Give them an internationalised experience

4. Give them the benefits of the best research

5. Give them the best physical and virtual learning spaces

6. Give them the best teachers (and our staff the support they need to become the best teachers)

7. Transform their prospects for graduate employment

An agenda across the student lifecycle

University of Exeter has been highly successful

• UK ranking: Fastest Riser• Rapid Rise up International Rankings (eg 148 THE; Humanities Top 65th; Life

Sciences Top 100)• One of the most popular UK universities (1 in 2 students includes Exeter as 1 of 5

university choices (UCAS))• High Entry Standards

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University of Exeter League Table Positions

The Times Sunday Times Complete University Guide

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So what determines UK Top 10?

• Research (REF) – high weighting (but already determined)

• Student Satisfaction (NSS) – high weighting• Employment – increasing focus on student’s

return on investment (higher future weighting?)• Entry Grades (Tariff) – strong correlation (0.8 –

0.9) with completion, achievement & employment

Key Performance Indicators: 2008-13

Graduate prospects

National Student Survey

Entry tariff

2008 2009 2010 2011 20126062646668707274767880

ExeterTop Ten Competitors

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ExeterTop Ten

Let’s look at how fast Exeter has grown…

Why have we grown so fast?

– In the UK, inflation has outstripped growth in government Teaching Resource for many years– It has part-funded our investment to grow research ‘power’ & capital– Demand has been high from excellent students, undergraduate, postgraduate and international

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

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Student Number Growth

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This represents growth of 82% which is the highest in the Russell Group

Exeter’s approach to Education and the Student Experience

Engaged as PartnersResearch-engagedInterdisciplinaryGlobal

Education highlights

Dual Assurance in Action

• Fundamental involvement of Guild/FXU

• Progress, horizon scanning & strategic direction

• Systems, risks and controls:• Regular risk management review• New Quality Framework• Critical incident notifications

• In depth discussion on specific issues:• Eg. quality assurance, contextual data, MOOCs

Academics, Professional Services and Students working together on Education

Academic Leadership

• Colleges – Deans, Associate Deans Education

• Disciplines – Heads and Directors of Education

• Senate• Taught Faculty Board• Research Faculty Board

Academic Services

• Integrated student facing services• Education Quality and Enhancement• Employability & Graduate

Development/Admissions• Central College-based and -linked

staff• College teams Assistant College

Managers for Education (ACMEs)• Targeted action with disciplines

Student Leadership

• Guild/FXU on Council• Budget Scrutiny Group• Senate, Fac. Boards, ADEs• Colleges, Disciplines, SSLCs

Council and the Education Agenda

Council

Dean of Taught Programmes – Mark OvertonDean of Research Programmes – Steve Ripon

DVC (Education) – Janice Kay

Dual Assurance (Education):Sarah Buck/Janice Kay

Director of Academic Services & Deputy COO – Michele Shoebridge

Director of Student Education & Engagement – Sean Mackney

Admissions Education Quality & EnhancementEmployability & Graduate DevelopmentAssistant College Managers for Education

Associate Deans for Education (x6)

Future education strategy: 2014 - 2020Defining the attributes of ‘The Exeter Graduate’

Leadership & change

Aims:• Distinctiveness from the Russell Group norm• A strategic reference point for planning and resource allocation• Hard measures of progress and success

Pursued in partnership with students and staff

Digitally literate

A research-driven experience

Problem solve in inter-disciplinary teams

Highly employable An international outlookActive citizenship

Personal responsibility

An Education challenge in focus:

Graduate Prospects

Rapid improvement in recent years

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ExeterTop Ten Competitors

The Exeter approach in practice

Delivering an inclusive employability portfolio

Information, Advice & Guidance

•1:1 career guidance•CV / application checking•Business start-up advice•Vacancy distribution•Career Zone library•Employability Website•Social media•My Career Zone

Events / workshops (+800)

•Career Management Workshops•‘Widen Your Options’ weeks•Employer Presentations•Spark Entrepreneurship Weeks•Mandatory career planning workshops•College support

Work-Based Learning

•Student Campus Partnership•Student Business Partnership•Graduate Business Partnership•Erasmus placements•Community, Volunteering•Students as Change Agents• WIL…

Work-Related Learning

• eXfactor• Sectoral programmes• Exeter & Leaders

Award• Career Mentoring

Scheme• Aspirational Teachers

Award• Guild/FXU / AU

societies• Grand Challenges• Student

Ambassadors• ERDP

…but others are still doing better

% Graduate destinations (2011), Exeter + UK Top Ten

Imperial

King's

LSE

Cambridge

UCL

Bath

Bristol

Glasgow

Oxford

Durham

Exeter

68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88

…and investing even more

• Nottingham – recruiting 22 FTEs work-related learning officers…

• Birmingham – recruiting 25 FTEs placement officers

• Aston – aiming for 100% engagement in formally assessed placements (35% overseas)

Graduate prospects

Marketing / admissions /

widening participation

Alumni/ Employer-

Engagement strategy

International-isation

(fairs and overseas study)

Student Engagement & Achievement

Graduate retention

Education strategy

(curriculum/ assessment integration)

Placement Learning & Professional Development

DEVELOPMENT ZONE

Where must Exeter take action?

University Education Strategy

The Importance of Internships Internships increasingly converted into graduate jobs Embedded in curriculum is most effective and sustainable Management and due diligence is the issue International internships increasingly the focus for growth

Employers want it Government desires it Students demand it

Our league positioning WILL depend on it

Future Graduate Prospects work at Exeter

• Efficiency

• Synergy

• Investment in internships as a priority, taking through the PRG process

Conclusions

The Education agenda is:Large; financially v. important; Highly competitive

The approach is: Assure; Improve; Innovate

Dual Assurance functions well to assure Council oversight of Education agenda

The Case of Graduate Prospects shows how tough it is at the top