The Frank Buttle Trust Quality Mark for Further Education Institutions in Wales

What we are trying to achieve?

A culture in Wales where there is an established participation in learning and an expectation that grows aspiration and celebrates achievement.

Foundations for FE Quality Mark

• All Higher Education Institutions in Wales have achieved the Frank Buttle Trust Quality Mark

• Education Stakeholder group • Coleg Sir Gâr • Huge partnership and scaffold of

support, from both sides• FE sector- Diverse needs age

range & status

Framework• Selection ~ widest spread,

– geographical location,

– college type

– relatively diverse mix of learners,

– based in an Objective 1 area,

– acknowledgement of existing structures by ESTYN

Pilot Schemes

Coleg Menai: North Wales;

Coleg Glan Hafren: South-East Wales;

Neath Port Talbot College: South-West Wales;

Current Position

• Sir Gâr

• Neath Port Talbot

• Coleg Glan Hafren

• Coleg Menai

• Plans for dissemination through Colegau Cymru event

Looked after young people in Scotland’s Colleges

David Beards, SFC11 January 2011

SFC Pilot Programme:n John Wheatley – single college in

a deprived urban arean Dumfries and Galloway – single college

in rural arean Edinburgh Colleges – a partnership of 3 city

collegesn Evaluation by Strathclyde Universityn Frank Buttle Trust college Quality Mark

“We can and must do better”

Outcomes and issues

n What is success? Contextualising attainment and the implications for quality frameworks

n A continuum of provision: recognising when extraordinary support is needed

n Partnerships, roles and concordats: challenging partners and learners; who pays for what?

n Progression: access to what?