2. HE IN FE CONFERENCE Welcome Remarks
Professor Graham Henderson
Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive
02 July 2010

3. 80 years old TODAY. Happy Birthday Teesside
80 years old TODAY!!!! Happy Birthday Teesside! Older, bigger and more mature, but much the same at heart!

4. Historical context…. where did HEBP start from
Under-qualified/Under-skilled workforce
Poorly defined progression routes for both vocational learners & those in employment
Low participation rates in HE
Low demand for HLS from both learners and employers
Low levels of understanding of ‘the offer’
Little HE available in local communities
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5. and what about the future….. Do you want the good news or the bad news?

6. Don’t want to be gloomy on our birthday but....
£450m plus a further £200m already being taken off HE in 2010/11 (although Teesside, and hence HEBP, are doing OK at the moment!)
Much greater cuts still to come! - Up to 25% cuts in public sector funding by (could mean £16m-£20m p.a. for us)
Funding streams that currently support some key activities increasingly at risk

7. and there’s more…..
Demand for FT HE massively exceeding supply – but no prospect of Gov’t increasing its spend on HE
Hence, likely to be limited future growth in FT nos. (but we’re facing demographic decline in NE anyway)
and…. FT Student fee cap is likely to rise significantly (following Browne Review)
Concerns expressed that ‘excellent teaching is not universal’.... looking to link funding directly, to quality

8. and more……. Suggestion that WP is now ‘an irrelevance’
All future growth to be restricted to STEM &/or other priority areas (which are NOT particularly the areas where we are experiencing further growth!)
Much of growth will be co-funded (i.e. requiring a significant employer contribution)
But… (hopefully) commitment will still be to ‘accessible, flexible, vocational/professional HE to meet the needs of the post-recession economy’

9. So what does all of that mean for the HIGHER EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP (HEBP) i.e. what could possibly prove to be “THE GOOD NEWS!!”

10. Never been a more important time to ‘stand together’ - must make our voice heard ‘together’
Partnership could potentially be ‘win:win’ situation
Major opportunities for future HE growth in the colleges – at relatively low risk
University able to continue to expand, and deliver its mission, through partnership
Able to capitalise on the benefits to all parties of enhanced progression routes to HE

11. And so what makes HEBP so special?
Mature, ‘sustainable’, open/transparent partnership built up over many years (Currently c.4000 enrolled students (> 2100 fte) - increase of c.80% in 3 yrs)
In it for ‘the long haul’
Strong, demonstrable, commitment ‘from the top’
Based on a ‘Preferred partner’ model
Obligations and benefits clearly articulated

12. Geographical coherence/identity (spanning Tees Valley)
Continued…..
Geographical coherence/identity (spanning Tees Valley)
Growth potential for all… with mitigated risk! (further funded growth already in place)
University investing in the Partnership:
£9.5m. Spent on HE Centres
Ongoing investment in L&T capital
Ongoing commitment to joint staff development
Committed to supporting growth aspirations

13. Resulting growth in student nos. (2002-10)

14. Collaborative approach to curric. innovation
Continued…..
Operating within an agreed ‘framework’ strategy (HE Strategies/MoAs/Ops manuals in place)
Collaborative approach to curric. innovation
Flexible, responsive and accessible portfolio of ladders/webs of progression from L3 to L7
Mature mgmt/governance structures in place (HEBP Board involving all Heads of Institution)

15. But…. goes beyond just level 4+ franchised delivery
Continued…..
But…. goes beyond just level 4+ franchised delivery
Raising aspirations (e.g. HEadstart – prep for HE)
IAG (e.g. Passport Plus)
Summer University
Progression pathways
Employer engagement
Increasingly ‘joined up’ approach to employers and ‘One Door’ business support gateway

16. … and we are very proud of it!
and…. most of what I’ve described is not in place, or not so well embedded, elsewhere in the country and, all in all, we think it works
… and we are very proud of it!
and committed to it!
…. and we hope you are too!!!
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17. Thank you !
Any questions?