ANNUAL REPORT

2013/14Blackpool and The Fylde College

FACTS AND FIGURESfor the Year Ended 31 July 2014

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CONTENTS

Principal’s Introduction

B&FC: A Sector Leader

Income

How We Spend Our Money

Student Information

Staffing Information

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PRINCIPAL’S INTRODUCTIONT he College had a particularly

successful year in 2013/14, the highlight of which was becoming

one of just three general Further Education colleges to be judged as Outstanding by Ofsted in all categories. This is a real testimony to the work of staff in continuing to enhance learning opportunities and provide high quality education and training that has a key focus on sustainable employment and career outcomes. Our Apprenticeship and workplace learning provision continued to grow and exceed target numbers in the face of regional and national decline. Notable improvements for level 3 student exam results have positioned us in the top 10 General Further Education Colleges nationally while our level 3 success rates were in the top 10%.

Bev RobinsonPrincipal and Chief Executive

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The successes of our HE students were demonstrated with a record 122 first class honours awards achieved in 2013-14, reflecting the development of the key graduate skills needed for future success in work and life. In 2013-14 a total of 18 programmes successfully completed the programme design and approval process ensuring that our HE curriculum is highly responsive, employment and future-focused.

We look forward to building on this outstanding performance through continued development of our curriculum in line with Labour Market Intelligence.

Our immediate future priorities will focus on the STEM and energy agenda, underpinned by our newly acquired STEM Assured status in recognition of our commitment to delivering high quality training that addresses industry requirements for skills.

The period also saw our Blackpool Build-Up provision, which focuses on retraining and finding sustainable employment for the long-term unemployed, achieve national recognition by winning the Howard League Award for Education and Training and by featuring in an Ofsted good practice report. These achievements are underpinned by a robust financial position, which facilitates ongoing investment in learning and teaching. Our ambitious investment in learning and skills will ensure that future generations of students will benefit from state-of-the-art facilities that are among the best in the industry. Our 2014/15 capital investment programme of £16.6m has already delivered major building upgrades at the Bispham Campus and University Centre together with the launch of a newly refurbished Gateway Campus. Work has also begun on a

new Advanced Technology Centre, which will be completed by September 2015. This new facility will be a hub for delivering the technical and leadership programmes required by students to address the skills shortage in the advanced engineering and manufacturing industry, a key priority identified by the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership. Regionally, we are progressing with plans to develop an Energy HQ for Lancashire through which we will build on our national and international profile.

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B&FC: A SECTOR LEADER

7 YEARS8100% PASS RATE

1112%GRADE1OUTSTANDING

AREAS OF GOOD PRACTICE

THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY’S (MCA) OFFICER

INCREASE IN APPRENTICESHIP PARTICIPATION

FOR LEVEL 3 RESULTS (16-18-YEAR-OLDS)(HNC AND OFFICER OF THE WATCH)

FOR BLENDED LEARNING

STUDENTS

IDENTIFIED BY THEQAA

OFSTED2013

TRAINEE OF THE YEAR AWARD

GFE COLLEGES IN THE UK

B&FC: A Sector Leader

*2013 National Student Survey

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£52,500,000

£8,200,000

6210%89%90%

90%OVER

120YEARS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEVEL 3 SUCCESS RATES

2,000EMPLOYERS

HIGHLY RATETHE QUALITY OF TEACHING*

SUCCESS RATE FOR 16-18-YEAR-OLDS

OF FE FULL-TIME STUDENTS

DOING LEVEL 3 (UP 11% IN JUST 2 YEARS)

PROGRESS INTO EMPLOYMENT OR FURTHER STUDY

10-YEAR PROPERTY STRATEGY

ON A NEW ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

TRAINING PROVIDER OF CHOICE FOR OVER

APPRENTICESHIPPROGRAMMES

IN THE IN THE

TOP UK

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INCOMET

he group generated a historic cost surplus in the year of £2.4m (2012/13 £2.1m). Excluding the impact of

FRS17 adjustments the group generated a historic cost surplus of £3.0m in the year (2012/13 £2.6m).

The group has accumulated reserves of £45.7m (2012/13 £43.0m) and cash balances (including short-term deposits) of £7.6m (2012/13 £9.2m). The College wishes to continue to accumulate reserves and cash balances in order to support re-investment in learner facilities, including the College’s property strategy.

Tangible fixed asset additions during the year amounted to £6.7m. This was split between land and buildings development of £5.9m and equipment purchased of £0.8m. This was mainly on construction of a new build Advanced Technology Centre and ongoing mechanical and electrical (M&E) improvements.

The College has significant reliance on the education sector funding bodies for its principal funding source, largely from recurrent grants. In 2013/14 the funding bodies provided 55% of the College’s total income (61% in 2012/13).

Funding body grants £000sEFA grants 15,558

SFA grants 8,253

SFA capital grants 143

HEFCE grants 4,058

HEFCE capital grants 463

Total funding body grants 29,475

Tuition fees and charges £000sFurther Education 1,402

Non-EU students 39

Higher Education 11,536

Education contracts 564

Total tuition fees and charges 13,541

Other grant income £000sEuropean funds 38

Other funds 499

Total other grant income 537

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TOTAL INCOME

Other income £000sCatering and Residences 1,649

Economic income 6,317

Other income 1,074

Total other income 9,040

Investment income £000sInterest receivable 13

£51,607,000

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HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

£000sStaffing 33,867

Operating expenditure 12,671

Depreciation 3,446

Interest and other finance costs 427

£000sSurplus on continuing operations 1,197

Transfer from revaluation reserve 1,259

Historic cost surplus 2,448

Remove impact of FRS17 528

Underlying historic cost surplus 2,976

£50,410,000

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STUDENT INFORMATIONFurther Education (Funded) 2013/14 FT 2013/14 PT LNs* Enrolments

Grand Total 2,808 13,762

Higher Education (Funded) 2013/14 FT 2013/14 PT LNs* Enrolments

Grand Total 2,231 444

other 2013/14 EnrolmentsFull Cost FE (19+ and School Links) 11,390

Employer Responsive 6,757

Other (24+ Loans, Community Learning and Projects) 4,111

Grand Total 22,258

our student community comprises those enrolled in both full and part-time further and higher education as

well as those enrolled on community and work-based programmes. Some students enrol through specially funded projects such as the government’s Workplace Skills initiative. We commit to providing a diverse and lively learning environment, in which all students, irrespective of their background or individual circumstances, can achieve their goals.

Meeting the needs of lancashire’s Labour market

*Learner Numbers

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Gender Age Disability/Learning Difficulty

Ethnicity

Male 65.17% 19+ years 80.03%

Under 16 years 2.17%

None recorded 90.45%

White 95.63% Other 0.57%

Black 0.77%

Female 34.83% 16-18 years 17.79% Recorded 9.55%

Asian 2.26%

Mixed 0.77%

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STAFFING INFORMATION

B&FC has long been recognised as an outstanding place in which to work. Staff enjoy excellent conditions of service, including the opportunity to enhance their skills through our extensive professional development

programme. In 2013/14, this comprised 10,996 separate programmes, representing over 8 programmes per staff member.

858Total Number of staff

(Full-Time equivalents)

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Gender

Female

Male

57%

43%

The male/female staff breakdown was consistent with 2012/13, being 57% female and 43% male.

Staffing Information 15Ethnicity

Age

The ethnicity breakdown of staff is outlined in the table below. The number of staff whose ethnic origin is other than ‘White’ increased from 2.7% in 2012/13 to 4.9% in 2013/14. The average BME population for Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre is 3.9%.

The following table indicates that the majority of staff were within the 40-50 age bracket, with the average age of a College employee remaining at that of the previous period: 45.

Disability

There were 3% of staff who indicated that they have a disability.

3%

Ethnic origin Percentage of staffWhite 80

Bangladeshi 1

Indian 1

Caribbean 1

Chinese 1

Other 1

Undisclosed 15

Age bracket Percentage of staffUnder 21 1

21 - 29 12

30 – 39 18

40 – 49 29

50 – 59 26

60 – 64 10

65+ 4

ANNUAL REPORT

2013/14Blackpool and The Fylde College

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