Improve Success Rates for 16-18 Black Caribbean Students: 85% (+8%)
Date: / 16 July 2014 (update 03Dec2014) / Date Completed:
BUSINESS SUPPORT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Action arising from self-assessment: / Area for Improvement:No dedicated website to provide information on and showcase Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the college. Information is hard to reach. / Measurable Target: Improve public facing EDI information
Planned Action to improve weaknesses listed above
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1 / Write content for EDI website / Website ready to go online. / AdC / Oct 2014 / Done
2 / Liaise with Marketing to post content to web and include link from BDC main page / Website live, and accessed via max 2 click from main site. / AdC / Oct 2014 / Marketing currently working on the site.
BUSINESS SUPPORT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Action arising from self-assessment: / Area for Improvement:E&D opportunities are sometimes missed or overlooked by College committees / Measurable Target:Improve embedding of EDI across college operations, eg accommodation planning
Planned Action to improve weaknesses listed above
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How will you know if the action has worked? / Person Responsible / Review Date(s) / End date / Impact Assessment
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1 / Invite applications for reps from EDC members / One or more EDC members offers to attend meetings. / AdC / Oct 2014 / Done – three members are interested in participating
2 / Contact Wijay to place EDC rep on Accommodation Planning Group / EDC member regularly sits on APG / AdC / Oct 2014 / Done – now able to provide input on EDI and student voice at APG meetings.
3 / Contact Geoff to place EDC rep on Enrolment Planning Group / EDC member regularly sits on APG / AdC / Nov 2014 / AdC is scheduled to attend meeting in November
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Action arising from self-assessment: / Area for Improvement:Need to maximize staff participation in E&D training / Measurable Target: At least one VLE training module pilotted
Planned Action to improve weaknesses listed above
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How far you are in line to achieve your target?
1 / Pilot a VLE training module that staff can take in their own time – start with LGB module? / Pilot module created and accessible to staff through VLE or infopoint / AdC / Jan 2015 / June 2015
2 / Explore new dynamic models for EDI training / At least 20 staff have participated in new training. / AdC / Jan 2015 / June 2015
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Action arising from self-assessment: / Area for Improvement:The impact of EDI training on teaching and learning is still unclear / Measurable Target: Data set produced to help us to plan further training and development
Planned Action to improve weaknesses listed above
What is it you want to achieve? / Success Criterion/criteria
How will you know if the action has worked? / Person Responsible / Review Date(s) / End date / Impact Assessment
How far you are in line to achieve your target?
1 / Ask curriculum areas to self-assess as part of SAR process / EDI grade available for each curriculum area / AdC / Sept 2014 / June 2015
2 / Make EDI grade mandatory in observation reports / All observations will comment on and grade embedding of EDI / AdC / DS / Dec 2014 / June 2015 / The observation feedback report form has been updated to encourage this.
3 / Obtain clear evidence of progress in embedding E&D across the curriculum / Observations 90% good or better grade for EDI / CMs / Jan 2015 / June 15
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Action arising from self-assessment: / Area for Improvement:We need to make further progress in the formation of staff and student LGB / straight alliances / Measurable Target: At least one staff / student meeting achieved
Planned Action to improve weaknesses listed above
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How will you know if the action has worked? / Person Responsible / Review Date(s) / End date / Impact Assessment
How far you are in line to achieve your target?
1 / Invite Stonewall to College to produce consultation session with staff. / First ‘proper’ meeting of a staff LGB networking group. / AdC / Jan 2015 / June 2015 / Stonewall membership has not been renewed for 2014-15.
2 / Student Involvement Coordinator
to contact Havering to draw on their expertise and experience / Successful meeting of student Equality Forum with LGB theme. / AdC / Jan 2015 / June 2015
3 / Potential staff engagement survey to dig deeper into reasons for non-engagement and non-reporting / Data which provides a clearer picture about why staff do not disclose sensitive data. / AdC / Jan 2015 / April 2015
BUSINESS SUPPORT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Action arising from self-assessment: / Area for Improvement:New SEND legislation needs to be implemented. / Measurable Target: Prepare the whole College workforce to ensure that everyone is aware of their duties and responsibilities under the SEND reform
Planned Action to improve weaknesses listed above
What is it you want to achieve? / Success Criterion/criteria
How will you know if the action has worked? / Person Responsible / Review Date(s) / End date / Impact Assessment
How far you are in line to achieve your target?
1 / Organise SEND training for college corporation / Principal and governors all aware of their duties and responsibilities under the new legislation / NG / Feb 2015 / June 2015
2 / Convene SE ‘champions’ group to cascade knowledge to curriculum and bs areas / All staff aware of their duties and responsibilities under the new legislation / First meeting convened in November.
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Action arising from self-assessment: / Area for Improvement:Information sharing scheme would benefit from expansion across NE London / Measurable Target: Further develop information sharing scheme to ensure fair and robust offender management.
Planned Action to improve weaknesses listed above
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How will you know if the action has worked? / Person Responsible / Review Date(s) / End date / Impact Assessment
How far you are in line to achieve your target?
1 / Roll out information sharing scheme to all NE cluster colleges / All NE cluster colleges have signed up to the information agreement / NG / Feb 2015 / June 2015
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Action arising from self-assessment: / Area for Improvement: Close achievement gaps and challenge low NA scores for certain ethnic groups / Measurable Target: Gaps closed, all results above NA
Planned Action to improve weaknesses listed above
What is it you want to achieve? / Success Criterion/criteria
How will you know if the action has worked? / Person Responsible / Review Date(s) / End date / Impact Assessment
How far you are in line to achieve your target?
1 / Set clear targets for success rates for each curriculum area /
- Improve success rates for 16-18 black Caribbean students: 85% (+8%)
- Improve success rates for 19+ Caribbean students: 88% (+4%)
- Improve success rates for 16-18 African students: 87% (+7%)
- Improve success rates for 16-18 Indian students: 88% (+8%)
- Improve success rates for 16-18 male students: 87% (+6%)
- Improve success rates for 16-18 Pakistani and 16-18 Bangladeshi students to above national average
- Improve success rates for mixed White and Black Africans and for mixed white/Black Caribbean aged 16 – 18 to above national average
- Improve success rates for 19+ any other mixed/multiple ethnic background to at least national average
2 / Set and monitor robust targets for attendance, punctuality and retention at all levels / CDs / Jan 15 / June 15
3 / Punctuality and attendance to be monitored on a weekly basis at learner level by curriculum teams and circulated to all relevant staff. Robust follow-up by Opportunities Coaches, Personal Coaches and tutors with learners with attendance lower than 90%. / CDs / Jan 15 / June 15
4 / Provide relevant managers with access to a variety of data sets to be used to help close achievement gaps of different groups of learners / CDs / Jan 15 / June 15
EDI QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2014-15