ANNUAL REPORT 2012/2013

ANNUAL REPORT
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THIS YEAR’S REPORT
OVERVIEW AND REPORTS
GOVERNORS
Principal and Chief Executive’s Report..........................3
Chairman’s Report.................................................................4
Dr A Murdoch (Principal)
Mr N Carter (Chairman)
Mr J Hopson
Mr A Allen
Mr J Bellmont
Mrs L Cooke
Mr S Fenton
Mr P Gale
Mrs F Hawkins
Mr R Hunt
Ms N Hurst
Mr G Knappett
Mrs H Miller
Mr M Munyanyiwa
Mr T Rossiter
Mrs S Wood
ACHIEVEMENTS
Staff Achievements...............................................................6
Apprenticeships Awards 2013..........................................6
Further Education Awards..................................................7
HE Awards.................................................................................7
Other Student Achievements............................................7
EVENTS
Selection of Press Releases 2012/2013.........................8
FACTS AND FIGURES
Headline Performance....................................................... 14
Success Rates for Long Qualifications......................... 14
Attendance by Gender...................................................... 14
Where the money comes from...................................... 15
Where the money is spent............................................... 15
Calculation of surplus / (deficit).................................... 15
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PRINCIPAL AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE’S REPORT
Dr Anne Murdoch OBE
2012/13 saw many
successes for Newbury
College students. During
the year many students
achieved outstanding results
which were celebrated by
the College proving to the
individuals and their families
and friends that they have
developed high quality
skills. This was particularly
so for Engineering and Art
students who demonstrated
outstanding talents at their
end of year exhibitions.
our courses in 2012/13
and the College played a
significant part in helping
to meet the skills needs of
West Berkshire businesses
by increasing significantly
those we helped to
obtain and complete an
apprenticeship, progress to
work or undertake upskilling
for their current job. The
College again enrolled more
apprenticeships aged 16-18
years than in the previous
year.
The College moved even
closer to our vision of being
a high performing College
following very pleasing
end of year success rates.
Through whole College
attention to improving
student attendance,
retention and tracking
of achievement, student
success rates improved
again on the previous year.
Overall, success rates are
in the top five of General
Further Education Colleges
in the South East
Though a challenging year
financially, financial targets
were met in 2012/13 and we
completed the year end in
a position of having a small
surplus.
Over 4000 people attended
During the year we were
re-accredited for the Matrix
Award for Advice and
Guidance and successfully
completed a strategic
review for IiP. Feedback
from surveys suggests we
have positive, effective
and well-developed links
with industry, employers
and the community and
meet the expectations of
the awarding bodies. Our
economic impact on West
Berkshire as one of the key
employers as well as a key
provider has been calculated
at nearly £30M per year.
Support in the form of
sponsorship from employers
and local businesses
during the year has been
very encouraging given
the current economic
climate in which we work.
My thanks go to Apple
Print and Creative, Breeze
Sound, Newbury Building
Society, Thatcham Body
Repairs, Xtrac, Hitachi
Capital. Sovereign,
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Edwards Life Sciences, EJ
Business Consultants Ltd,
West Berkshire Council,
Thames Valley Chamber of
Commerce and many other
local businesses for their
sponsorship of equipment
and prizes for students at
each of our award events
during the year. Students
gained a great deal from
their many and various
contacts with the employers
and businesses in West
Berkshire and further afield
and their achievements are
a credit to the continuing
good relationships we
have with many of our
employers and the wider
community. The College
HE Graduation with guest
speaker, Sir David Bell, Vice
Chancellor of the University
of Reading was also another
great opportunity for us to
celebrate the successes of
our HE students which were
also recognised by many
employers.
Restaurant. This new College
facility will make a real
difference to students in
Catering and Hospitality and
will provide wider uses for
the local community.
In addition to the activity
focussed on our own
students, the College
played a key part in putting
employers and unemployed
people in touch with each
other through Works
Fairs, Careers Events, SME
Workshops, local Enterprise
Partnership events and a
Community Conference
attended by voluntary sector
groups.
My congratulations go to
all students involved in
this year’s achievements.
Newbury College is
established as a high quality
provider of education and
training in West Berkshire
and an employer of first
choice.
During the year, work was
also completed on the
College’s new Training
I should also like to thank
Nick Carter, Chairman of the
College Corporation Board
for all his support for the
College and all Governors
and staff for their hard work
during the year.
has been recently invested into new facilities.
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CHAIRMAN OF
GOVERNORS’ REPORT
Mr Nick Carter
As Chairman of the
Corporation Board of
Newbury College, I am
pleased to report on the
academic year 2012/13
and to highlight the many
achievements.
The primary aim for
Governors is to continuously
improve the quality of
everything we do so that we
are a Centre of Excellence
for Learning, Business and
Vocational Skills. To this end,
we can feel very pleased we
are approaching that goal
as success rates continue
to improve. We are one of
the highest performing FE
Colleges in the South East.
The increased student
successes at the College
in 2012/13 reflect well on
the effort and commitment
of all the individuals who
achieved those successes.
The Graduation Ceremony
with guest speaker Sir David
Bell, Vice Chancellor of
the University of Reading
and Award Ceremonies
with guest speaker Chris
Tarry from Hitachi Capital,
highlight our many
successes and we are
pleased to share in these
celebrations with so many of
our students, their excellent
teachers and supportive
employers. With more
new apprenticeships and
numerous new courses on
offer there is opportunity
and encouragement for
all students to reach their
personal goals at Newbury
College.
In this challenging economic
environment, we achieved
a small budget surplus in
2012/13. Given the financial
challenges we continue to
face because of Government
policy to reduce funding for
those aged 18 and over in
education, it is important
to be in a sound financial
situation. The College
also continues to make a
significant contribution to
meeting local and regional
skill requirements, including
a small growth in our
apprenticeship numbers.
We have also improved our
market share in providing
training programmes for
local businesses and surveys
of employers show a good
level of satisfaction with
training provided by the
College.
During 2012/13 we
completed work on the
building of the new Training
Restaurant and officially
opened our Construction
Training Centre, Sports
Centre and Art Gallery.
The new facilities have
significantly benefited all
our students and the Sports
Hall is now also very well
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used by local community
groups. Our new facilities
add to the College’s already
outstanding partnerships,
as evidenced by Ofsted
including those with our
major funding bodies, local
employers, schools and
a variety of community
groups. Good collaboration
in sports should also enable
many more individuals to
develop all their talents as
well as enable the College
to help meet the need for
minority sports facilities not
met by other facilities in the
area.
The College’s key quality
and financial targets for
2012/13 were met and
we have put in place new
and stretching targets for
2013/14. The Governors
have every confidence these
will be met and with our
sound financial position,
the College can look to
take on new challenges.
As a lead provider in the
area, the College is able
to demonstrate that it
can help those faced by
redundancy as well as those
preparing for work, or in
need of upskilling at work,
as employment conditions
remain challenging in the
national and local context.
Governors continue to
be appreciative of the
leadership of the Principal
and Senior Team and all
the teaching and support
staff of the College. All
have combined to make
2012/13 successful. I also
give my sincere thanks to
my fellow Governors for their
continuing support to the
College.
ACHIEVEMENTS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS
APPRENTICESHIPS AWARDS 2013
Emergency
First Aid
Clare Shave
L2 Certificate
in Barbering
Kay Hibbs
First Aid
Jim Sallis
Dudley Wall
Jane West
Outdoor
Sports Leader
Neil Metcalfe
Best Apprentice in
small sized Business
Wendy Crowell
Best Apprentice in
medium sized Business
Clare Farmer
Best Apprentice in
large sized Employer
Paula Williams
Assessor Award
Yvonne Pomeroy
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Peter Atkinson Gold
Award for Outstanding
Achievement
Dean Hale
Runner up Gold Award
for Outstanding
Achievement /
Progress
Wendy Cromwell
Outstanding
Contribution Award
Roland Wise
IQA
Jenny Peacock
Paediatric
First Aid
Jenny Peacock
Thank you to all Staff, Governors,
Stakeholders and Partners for all their
hard work and continuing support for
the College during the year.
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HE AWARDS
FURTHER EDUCATION AWARDS
AWE Award for Outstanding
Higher Mechanical Student
Matthew Booth
Jewson Multi Trades
Award
Kane Brent
AWE Most Improved Higher
Electronics Student Award
Jordan Saunders
Apple Print Interactive
Media Award
Bradley Allen
Newbury College Outstanding
Further Education Student
Award
Lorraine McClellan
M&B Hair Hairdressing
Award
Sandra Stevens
Newbury College Outstanding
Higher Education Student
Award
Russell Garside
Jewson Construction
Skills Award
Stephen Enever
OTHER STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
University of Reading Chancellors
Award for Exceptional Grades
Gemma Stobie
iED Annual Student Project Award
Matthew Booth
Hitachi IT Practitioners
Award
Daniel Shears
Newbury College Pre 16
Programme Award
Luke Tierney
Newbury College
Foundation Learning
Award
Richard Brooks
Newbury College
Outstanding Adult
Student Award
Valerie Perry
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In 2013, our students progressed to over
universities and higher
education providers.
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award
Cassandre Hampton
Basic Expedition Assistant Leader Award
Daniel Clancy
Laura Flint
Cassandre Hampton
Stephen Major
Samantha Morley
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EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 2012
Sports Hall Officially Opened
Newbury College officially
opened its state of the
art Sports Hall on 11
September 2012 when
A P McCoy, British racing
Champion Jockey and BBC
Sports Personality of the
Year 2010, unveiled the
commemorative plaque to
mark the occasion.
Speaking of how
honoured he felt to be
asked to officially open
the Sports Hall, A P
McCoy said, “I think it’s
even more obvious now,
in an Olympic year, how
powerful and important
sport is, so it’s great
for you to have such an
amazing facility.”
OCTOBER 2012
College serves up plans for New Restaurant
Newbury College applied
for planning permission to
expand the Monks Lane
Campus, with a 26 cover
training restaurant to be
situated in the College
grounds. The planned
development provides
the community with a
subsidised fine dining
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experience and students
with the best possible
environment to help start
their careers.
Newbury College Finance
Director at the time, Bill
Blythe, who oversaw the
project, said ‘Our previous
site had a restaurant and,
after many requests for
dining at the College, we
thought that it would be
a fantastic opportunity
to welcome in the local
community, and will be a
great experience for our
students. We opened to
the public for bookings in
May 2013’
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NOVEMBER 2012
Local Businesses Sponsor Further Education Awards
Newbury College held its
annual Further Education
Awards Evening on
Friday 23 November. The
evening was a celebration
event where full time,
further education students
received recognition
for their hard work and
achievements from
the College and local
businesses.
A number of local
companies who sponsored
awards attended the
event including: Apple
Print and Creative, Buck
& Hickman, M & B Hair,
Vitacress, E.J. Business
Consultants Ltd and The
Vineyard.
Newbury College Principal,
Dr Anne Murdoch OBE,
is delighted that so
many local employers
continue to sponsor
and join the awards
programme and said,
“The FE awards evening
is a wonderful way for
our students to celebrate
their successes with
family, friends and their
teachers and it is always
a great occasion. We are
particularly grateful to all
the employers and local
businesses that sponsored
the individual awards. “
DECEMBER 2012
Newbury College wins Sports Maker bid
Newbury College won a
bid to receive a sports
grant to develop sports
in West Berkshire. The
funding funds a new
sports specialist who will
work within both the
College and the local
community to promote
sports.
The national £1.7 million
investment in sports came
about after the success of
the Games Makers at the
Olympics in encouraging
sports.
place, promoting different
sports and raising money
for charity. It is also hoped
that local sporting teams
will be getting involved.
Newbury College will
be seeing a number of
sporting events taking
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JANUARY 2013
Plumbers tour dementia care home in the pipeline
Trainee plumbers from
Newbury College donned
helmets and high-visibility
jackets for a first-hand
look at the construction
site of a privately funded
£8 million development.
More than 20 students
saw behind-the-scenes
progress on what will
be Colten Care’s 20th
dementia care home. The
visit gave many of the
students their first taste of
a ‘live’ building site, with
advice from project teams
on health and safety, tool
boxes and equipment
and the links between
plumbing and other
building trades.
George Colwell, Joint
Managing Director of
Colten Developments,
said: “This is our biggest
building project to date
involving more than 150
bricklayers, plumbers,
electricians and other
trades. We were more
than happy to welcome
the students and show
them first-hand what site
management is all about.”
FEBRUARY 2013
Newbury College re-launches its Calcot Training Centre
Newbury College relaunched its Calcot
IT Training Centre
in February as a new
Community Learning
Centre. Councillor Irene
Neill, West Berkshire
Council’s Portfolio Holder
for Education, opened
the newly re-furbished
Community Learning
Centre by unveiling a
commemorative plaque.
The event recognised the
investment received from
West Berkshire Council,
which has provided new
equipment and resources
for the centre to make it a
centre that can be utilised
and be a benefit to the
local and surrounding
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communities. The centre
will now be able to offer
a wider range of courses
and training programmes.
Councillor Irene Neill, was
delighted to open the
refurbished centre and
said, “The Council has
invested in a number of
Learning Centres across
the district which has
proved invaluable for
those looking to access
learning locally.
The facilities at Calcot
will provide an excellent
opportunity for residents
and businesses to develop
their education and
training in the heart of
their community.”
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MARCH 2013
Celebration of Success for Local Apprenticeships
Newbury College held its
annual Apprenticeship
Award Ceremony on
Wednesday 13 March at
6pm with guest speaker
Chris Tarry from Hitachi
Capital Vehicle Solutions.
The evening was attended
by nominees, their
guests and employers
along with sponsors for
the awards. The awards
were sponsored by local
companies including:
Hitachi Capital Vehicle
Solutions, Appleprint
and Creative, Newbury
Building Society, West
Berkshire Council,
Thatcham Bodyworks,
Sovereign South+West,
Xtrac and Thames Valley
Chamber of Commerce.
APRIL 2013
Newbury College provides training for Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle, the
home of Downton Abbey,
has seen an increase in
visitors recently and is
keen to invest in its staff
to ensure that they have
all the training required to
meet new demands of the
spectacular venue.
They contacted Newbury
College to deliver the
CIEH Principles of Manual
Handling Awareness
course on site at the
Castle.
Keen to maintain strong
links with its local
community College at
Newbury, Lord Carnarvon
joined 12 of his team
to participate in the
one day course which
updated their skills and
qualification in safe
manual handling.
Julia Morgan from
Highclere Castle organised
the training and was
pleased with the day’s
sessions and said,
“Newbury College have
delivered First Aid Courses
to Highclere Castle for a
number of years and we
were pleased to contact
them again for a course
on Safe Manual Handling.
They are very helpful,
efficient and the process
of arranging the course
was straightforward. I am
sure we will be contacting
them again in the future.”
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MAY 2013
Olympian and Commonwealth Gold Medallist visits
Newbury College
Newbury College
was delighted to
welcome Olympian and
Commonwealth Gold
Medallist, Julie Bradbury,
to deliver a badminton
coaching session recently
which was attended by
students and members of
the local community.
Julie Bradbury is
a sporting icon in
Badminton having
won Gold at the 1994
Commonwealth Games
in Victoria, Canada and
representing Great Britain
at both the Barcelona
Olympics in 1992 and the
Atlanta Olympics in 1996.
Julie Bradbury spent the
session giving coaching
tips to those who
attended and said, “It
was great to present the
badminton masterclass
at Newbury College and
hopefully inspire a few
members of staff to
encourage badminton to
be played by students at
the College”.
JUNE 2013
Alliance for Youth Development UK Fun Run
Newbury College hosted
a charity Fun Run on
Monday 10 June in aid
of the Alliance for Youth
Development UK (AYD).
Individuals had the option
to take part in fancy dress
and were not restricted
to running, with many
choosing to complete
the course by skipping or
doing a three legged race.
Health and Social Care
student Louise Lane was
involved in organising
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the event and said, “We
are currently trying to
raise money for two
projects, the building of a
new orphanage and the
installation of clean water.
All they money raised for
AYD UK will make a huge
difference to the lives of
those suffering in Ghana”.
Alliance for Youth
Development UK is a
non-profit organisation
in the UK supporting the
development of orphans
and community members
affected by HIV and AIDS
in Ghana.
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JULY 2013
Engineering a Better Future – Students Exhibit Work
Engineering students
at Newbury College
showcased their end of
year projects on Tuesday
2 July, in a fascinating
exhibition of their work
with presentations
and demonstrations.
Special guests, including
governors and local
dignities, attended the
exhibition alongside
employers, students’
families, friends and staff.
The event saw some
fascinating engineering
skills displayed and
showcased some of the
best local engineering
talent in West Berkshire.
The project is an essential
unit in the Level 3
National Diploma, the
Level 4 Higher National
Certificate and the Level 5
Higher National Diploma.
In each course it draws
together the application
of the other academic
study areas in one
practical subject.
HNC/HND Mechanical
Course Tutor, Graham
Shelmerdine, who
organised the event was
thrilled with the exhibition
and said, “Design has
been selected as the
central theme for the
courses because design is
the foundation on which
the economies of the
world depend”.
AUGUST 2013
College celebrates over 100 years of Staff Service
Newbury College
celebrated over 100
years of staff service at
their annual long service
awards recently. Staff who
had been working for the
College for over a decade
received gifts to thank
them for their hard work
and commitment.
Awards were presented to
staff for various lengths
of service ranging from
10 to 35 years. Members
of staff who received
these gifts were Catherine
Smith-Holland, Elaine
Buckingham, Ruth Flood,
Jill Gayton, Caroline Howe,
Jacquie Morris, Lynne
Nutley, Julia Reveler, Hazel
Kirk, Elise Payne, Debbie
Watson, Steve Long, Paul
Sells and Martin Rice.
The longest serving
member of staff
celebrated this year was
Course Leader for HNC/D
Mechanical Engineering
Graham Shelmerdine
who has been teaching
at the College for 35
years. Graham said of
his time working at the
College, “There have
been many changes in
FE over the 35 years; it’s
been a pleasure to work
with such knowledgeable
and dedicated staff in
Engineering and to play
a part in producing such
excellent courses that
are relevant to industry.
The best part of the job
however is working with
the students. It gives me
great pride to see what
they can achieve at the
end of the course”.
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FACTS AND FIGURES
Headline Performance (exc Functional Skills)
Attendance by Gender
Headline performance shows that long qualifications
continue to improve year on year.
The attendance rates of male
and female students for the year
was almost equal and met our
single equality duty target.
83.4%
91.3%
83.9%
91.2%
84.5%
91.2%
Male
84.8%
Female
85.6%
2010/2011
2011/2012
Long Courses
2012/2013
Overall
85.2%
Short Courses
Success Rates for Long Qualifications (exc Functional Skills)
Success rates for long courses
have seen a steady upward
trend over the past three
years.
Level 4/H courses have seen
a sharp rise in success in the
2012/13 academic year.
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
2010/11
2011/12
LEVELS
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2012/13
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3
4/H
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Facts and
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Events
2010/11 2010/11 2011/12 2011/12 2012/13 2012/13
£000s
%
£000s
%
£000s
%
Where the money comes from
Funding council
6,777
76
6,814
81
5,988
78
Education contracts
93
1
105
1
148
2
Tuition fees and charges
1,006
11
849
10
933
12
Other grant incomes
398
4
313
4
279
4
Other operating income
598
7
232
3
290
4
Investment income
35
1
58
1
62
1
Total Income
8,907
100
8,371
100
7,700
100
Other operating expenses
Staffing costs
Where the money is spent
Teaching staff
3,353
2,900
2,442
Support services staff
601
600
590
Administration staff
1,740
1,587
1,699
Restructuring costs
33
47
69
Subtotal
5,727
5,134
4,800
PFI unitary charge
874
863
840
Teaching and education
334
321
293
Administration
537
541
504
Other support services
353
277
195
Premises
247
254
267
Planned maintenance
2
0
0
Miscellaneous
0
0
0
Subtotal
2,347
2,256
2,099
Interest payments
363
348
349
Depreciation
347
504
449
Total expenditure
8,784
8,242
7,697
Operating income
8,907
8,371
7,700
Operating expenditure
8,784
8,242
7,697
Net historic cost surplus / (deficit)
123
129
3
Exception item - Surplus on
disposal of assets
0
3
0
Total Surplus
123
132
3
Calculation of surplus / (deficit)
NEWBURY COLLEGE VISION
Outstanding learning experience which inspires students to make
a positive difference to business and the community.
01635 845000
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