June 2008

Planning for the future: seminars for Governors and Principals of FE Colleges The purpose of this seminar is to enable Governors and Principals to consider possible strategic and operational directions for their colleges in the light of the new era of demand-led funding and key changes in 14- 19 learning options, funding and delivery. The focus is very much on business options within the adult (workless and employed) and 14- 19 markets.

No one solution is advocated during the seminar. Its intention is to provide an opportunity for Governors and Principals to consider a range of business options in a confidential setting against a background where:

• Traditional funding methodologies are changing

• Funding responsibilities are shifting (to local authorities and the future Skills Funding Agency) and RDAs and local authorities will be assuming greater economic development and planning responsibilities flowing from the Sub National Review.

• The Government is looking for greater synergy between employment and skills programmes.

• Other kinds of providers are being awarded major contracts (e.g. for Pathways to Work) which may present business opportunities for colleges.

Each seminar is tailored to reflect local priorities and issues, and follow up support is available to individual colleges.

Clients to date: FE Sussex, LSC London Region

June 2008

Culture South East Board business planning session to enable CSE to explore and agree how it will take forward its work in 2008-09. The outputs of the session were to:

• Agree a set of priority actions to form the business plan for Culture South East’s work to the end of March 2009;

• Identify the partnership working that will be required to achieve success – regionally and locally, and

• Agree immediate next steps and timescales

Client: Culture South East

2001 - 2006

Public Funding for Communities: How Do We Get The Governance Right? This work included a number of facilitated events as part of a package of support for New Deal for Communities in London and SE. Services included policy development, board member training, and mentoring

Clients: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, South Kilburn NDC, North Fulham NDC, EB4U (Brighton)

2006

National Learning & Skills Council Learning, Planning & Performance Board:Our focus was to identify the most urgent priorities in the coming year in order that the Learning, Planning & performance Board deliver successfully overall priorities and targets; explore what needs to be done to meet these priorities through creating fit for purpose working structures, communications and behaviours across Groups and Teams, nationally and regionally; agree actions and impact measures to inform whether the approaches agreed are successful in supporting individuals to meet their priorities.

Client: LSC National Office

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