Welcome to Blackpool and The Fylde College Pauline Waterhouse OBE Principal and Chief Executive

1. Welcome to Blackpool and The Fylde College Pauline Waterhouse OBE Principal and Chief Executive

2. One of the largest and most successful colleges in the country • Reputation for innovation and creativity • £50m budget • 1327 staff - one of the largest employers in the area • 914 ftes

3. Student Numbers • Recruitment targets for this year are: • FE 16-18 yr olds 3286 • 19+ 2165 • HE Learners 1911 FTEs • 16-18 Apprentices 145 • 19+ Apprentices 264 • Train to Gain 870

5. Four main campuses: • Fleetwood (Nautical Campus) • Bispham (FE Campus) • University Centre (central Blackpool) • Ansdell (Hair and Beauty) • 1 Community learning centre • Seasiders (Blackpool Football Stadium) • We also offer qualifications and leisure learning at over 50 local venues across the Fylde coast

6. The Context • Areas of high deprivation in central Blackpool and Fleetwood characterised by seasonal employment, low wages, high benefit dependency. • By contrast, areas of affluence in Poulton and Lytham St Annes. • Educational achievement at 16 (5 GCSEs A*-C) in Blackpool below national benchmarks.

7. Quality • National Beacon of Excellence status • Member of 157 Group • Beacon Award for Beauty Therapy • Beacon Award for Equality and Diversity x 2 • Beacon Award for Curriculum Innovation • Beacon Award for Skills for Life • Beacon Award for Sustainable Procurement • CEL Award for Social and Community Cohesion • 2 National Training Awards (2008 and 2009) • Successful participation in UK Skills/WorldSkills competitions • Investor in People • Customer Service Excellence award

8. Quality and Inspection • The College’s last Ofsted inspection confirmed Blackpool and The Fylde College as a high performing college and noted the following key strengths: • Outstanding leadership and vision • Outstanding social and educational inclusion • Outstanding support for learners • Outstanding resources and accommodation • Exemplary approach to equality and diversity • Excellent contribution to community and employers

9. Quality and Inspection • Key strengths (continued): • Highly effective governance • Outstanding financial management • Good teaching and learning • Generally good achievements and standards • Effective structures and procedures for acting on learner feedback • Extensive 14-16 programmes

10. Quality and Inspection • Areas for Development • Student attendance • Retention • Poor retention in some areas is depressing success rates

11. COLLEGE MISSION Leadership in learning; excellence at work Blackpool and The Fylde College serves individuals, communities and employers by providing excellent learning opportunities that enhance social development and contribute to economic success. Our college transforms lives by inspiring learners to achieve their potential in a supportive learning environment.

12. COLLEGE VALUES • Placing the learner at the heart of all we do • Showing fairness, courtesy and mutual respect • Teaching and learning as the key to our success • Aspiring to excellence: quality is everyone’s responsibility • Working together to get the best results • Empowering others to achieve their potential

13. KEY CHALLENGES AHEAD • Preparing for our next Ofsted inspection and ensuring the College is recognised as a high performing college with outstanding features • Ensuring the College remains a highly responsive, demand-led provider of education and training • Improving – still further – the quality of learning and teaching • Improving attendance and retention to drive up success rates • Responding to cuts in public spending and college budgets • Taking forward the revised Property Strategy which includes the refurbishment of Fleetwood Campus

14. What we ask of staff: • Relentless commitment to quality. • Prioritise learner success : we transform people’s lives. • Hard work and dedication. • Total commitment to equality of opportunity. • Enthusiasm and enjoyment!