Strategic Plan2014-2017

Lakes College serves the largely rural communities of Allerdale and Copeland in West Cumbria. The community includes areas of high deprivation and the local economy is heavily reliant on the nuclear sector. Economic regeneration is based around the development of Britain’s Energy Coast and the wider Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) priorities which in addition to Nuclear and Energy also include a focus on the Rural and Visitor Economy and Advanced Manufacturing.

As the only community college within a 35 mile radius, the college provides wide range of vocational provision. In recent years the College has taken active steps to change the profile of College students from a position where approximately half of the students were studying at Entry and Level 1 to one where the largest cohort or students are studying at Level 2 with significant growth in Level 3 provision. At that same time partnerships working with local University partners and employers has led to the development and growth of higher education provision to around 300 students.

Prior achievement for young people within the College’s catchment is predominantly poor with a number of local schools in 2013-2014 being placed in special measures or emerging from a similar situation. Recognising the imperative to improve the outcome for local young people the College has set up an Academy Trust to run two local secondary schools.

The government has continued with its commitment to increasing skills to secure economic growth and success. An increasing focus on the key priorities of apprenticeships, skills for life and equipping the low skilled to secure employment will drive college priorities over the period of this plan. We are looking to ensure the widest possible choice is available to all our students.

For more information on our strategic vision visit www.lcwc.ac.uk

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“Working in partnership to develop the skills and prosperity of our community”

“To be an excellent first-choice provider of education and training”

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balanced ScOrecardViSiOn and MiSSiOnlakes college has adopted a balanced scorecard approach to its strategic plan. the balanced scorecard represents the critical objectives we have identified to ensure we can deliver our vision.

externalPerSPectiVe

To achieve our vision how do we look To

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Strategic allianceS and PartnerShiPS: tO WOrk in alignMent tO Meet cOMMunity needS

financial PerSPectiVeTo succeed how will we secure sufficienT resources?

efficiency and effectiVeneSS: the cOllege haS financial Strength and SuStainability

internal PerSPectiVe To achieve our vision whaT processes do we excel aT?

teaching, learning and aSSeSSMent are cOnSiStently gOOd Or OutStanding

grOWth and SucceSS To achieve our vision whaT musT we demonsTraTe? OutcOMeS fOr StudentS, ParentS, guardianS and eMPlOyerS are excellent

Mission

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Strategic allianceS and PartnerShiPS: tO WOrk in alignMent tO Meet cOMMunity needS

to maximise our contribution to the social and economic success of our communities the college builds and maintains strong strategic partnerships and alliances that deliver value to students and stakeholders to maintain and enhance our excellent image and reputation

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efficiency andeffectiVeneSS:

the cOllege haSfinancial Strengthand SuStainability

to achieve a turnover of £13.5M at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year

the college maintains ‘outstanding financial health’ measured against external performance and audit measure

to deliver excellent value for money for students, parents, guardians and employers

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teaching, learning and aSSeSSMent arecOnSiStently gOOd Or OutStanding

formal observation of teaching. learning and assessment indicate at least good or outstanding practice

feedback from students, parents, guardians and employers confirm consistent high levels of satisfaction

resources and technology are configured to support consistently good or outstanding teaching. learning and assessment

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OutcOMeSfOr StudentS,

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excellentStudents make excellent progress to a level of study appropriate to their potential

Student demonstrate high levels of positive destinations from and within lakes college

customer Service is consistently excellent

the curriculum is designed to support positive destinations and meet theaspirations of students

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actiVe StrategieS OVerVieW

the college has devised a number of active Strategies to define operational plans over the next three period to ensure that we remain aligned with the colleges Strategic Vision and Mission and are progressing with our journey to attain our overall Strategic Plan.

teaching learning and assessment

human resources growth retention

curriculum Offer

equality and diversity

Management information Services

learner engagement

Quality Management

employer engagement energy Partnerships

Teaching Learning and Assessment

inspiring learners to become independent, self-motivated celebrating achievement and

value high quality work

create outstanding opportunities for cPd which harness and

share good practice

Promote the use of technology

develop english

and Maths

Curriculum Offer

demonstrate strong outcomes for learners

including progress, progression and destinations

labour Market intelligence (lMi)

engagements with employers designed in a collaborative

manner

Quality Management

rigorous self-assessment and active quality

improvement plans

linked to positive Outcomes for learners

carried out in a collegiate manner

benchmarked against measurable outcomes linked

to national frameworks and sector good

practice

Human Resources

college staff are key to achieving outstanding

performance.

Meets current and future needs

to improve the quality of teaching and learning.

delivers positive, measureable benefits to outcomes for

students, parents and employers.

Equality and Diversity

embedding the promotion of equality and diversity in

learning and teaching

celebration of an equality and diversity agenda in college life

robust review of student performance and participation

by key equality and diversity indictors.

Management Information Services

lMi

users have ready access to the Management information

required for their role

Supports users’ increased awareness of performance, their role and the impact on organisational performance

Supports the learner journey

Growth

lMi

retain customers and learners by understanding their skills

needs and creating customer value

diversification provides financial strength and stability

Work collaboratively with key stakeholders

Employer Engagement

driven by employer needs and lMi

employers are active partners in design and delivery of provision

Pro-actively engage in apprenticeship reforms

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Management Information Services

lMi

users have ready access to the Management information

required for their role

Supports users’ increased awareness of performance, their role and the impact on organisational performance

Supports the learner journey

Retention

Providing excellent impartial advice, guidance

and careers

Supports learner needs, accelerating progress, exceeding

expectations and promoting progression

Plan and deliver engaging and interesting

learning experiences

focus on learners ‘at risk’

Growth

lMi

retain customers and learners by understanding their skills

needs and creating customer value

diversification provides financial strength and stability

Work collaboratively with key stakeholders

Employer Engagement

driven by employer needs and lMi

employers are active partners in design and delivery of provision

Pro-actively engage in apprenticeship reforms

Energy

lMi

curriculum offer and resources

Partnerships and strategic alliances

Standards and qualityLearner Engagement

learner first

appropriate channels in place for learner voice

college response to learner engagement has appropriate

impact on learner experience

Partnerships

all Partnership activity contributes to the

achievement of the colleges 3 Strategic goals

Opportunities for student involvement are sought

activity offers value for money and is in the best

interest of both the college, partners

and the communities of West cumbria

gOlden threadSthe college has decided to have a have three ‘golden threads’ which will acts as questions for all staff to ask themselves when taking decisions or acting. is what we are doing putting ‘students first’, ‘delivering outstanding quality’ and based on ‘working together’. the answer, outcome and consequences of our actions and decisions will be defined by these golden threads

efficiency and effectiVeneSS: the cOllege haS OutStanding finance health

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teaching, learning and aSSeSSMent are cOnSiStently gOOd Or OutStanding

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Student recruitMent 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

16-18 students 1,139 1,220 1,270 1,300

adults students 2,100 1,500 1,550 1,600

he (full time) students 62 70 86 103 he (Part time) students 288 346 376 384

OutcOMeS fOr learnerS 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

Success rates (all) 85% 86% 87% 88%

Progression (all) 66% 75% 80% 85%

Positive destinations (all) 83% 85% 87% 89%

Value added (level 3 all ages) 0.0 +1.0 +1.5 +2.0

attendance (all) 85% 87% 89% 90%

english and Mathematics (all) 63% 70% 75% 80%

apprenticeship Success 73% 78% 80% 85%

apprenticeship timely achievement 70% 72% 75% 77%

2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017incOMe £000 £000 £000 £000

turnover £12,900 £12,800 £13,100 £13,500

Surplus (£000) £54 £294 £264 £329

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