Putting entrepreneurship in to practice within VET institutions Chris McLean
Chris McLean
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Further Education for the last 28 years North Hertfordshire College for eleven years Deputy Principal Curriculum & Quality Strategic responsibility for: – – – – – –
Teaching & Learning Quality & Standards Information Technology and eLearning Additional Learning Support Information Services Marketing & Customer Services
• Gazelle Development Support • Education Performance Solutions
• 5 Founder Colleges • Over £2 million in 2 years to innovate and develop the workforce • 15 colleges joined in to form Gazelle Colleges Group • A unique edge in the entrepreneurial college development • A driver for co-creation
Our Ethos
An entrepreneurial college is a college where the ethos, values and culture of learning are distinctively geared towards the task of business formation and growth, wealth creation and
employment outcomes.
The Starting Point - Entrepreneurial Culture
• Include ‘entrepreneurial’ as one of your values • Set high expectations for whole organisation change • Create a vision and relentlessly pursue it • Create space from the day job for this to happen • Take ‘calculated’ risks • Recognise action trumps everything
What do you see?
What do local employers see? “SCRUFFY”
Expert Students and staff Thinking • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving for Work • Smarter Working Practices
Entrepreneurial • Professional Standards & Commercial Awareness • Curiosity & Creativity for Work
Social • Accountability & Collaboration for Work • Corporate & Social Responsibility
Teaching & Learning System
High quality IAG
6 Week plan, do, review
Employer links, opportunity to earn while learning
Student Centred, Active & Destination Driven
Flipped Learning
Project Based •Events & activities •Stretch & challenge •Integrated assessment
High quality IAG
Progression to Intended Destination
Plan – Do – Review (~6 week cycle)
Review
Weeks 2-5: ‘Do’
Outcome Calendar
Week 1: ‘Plan & Prepare’
Review Outcome Calendar Week 6: ‘Review’
Learning Opportunities Game Video Quiz Quality Assured Team web Research Debate Social media Lecture
Discuss and agree group outcomes & delivery options (project plan)
Consolidate Learning
Online Resources Role play
Initial knowledge delivery
Practical External speaker Simulation
Demonstration Wiki
Discuss and agree personalised goals, resources and deliverables
PDP
Group & peer review
Self-assessment (reflection)
Strategic Tutoring
PDP
Personal review Target review
Learning Events & Calendars External Calendar
MADE
NYC Video Conference
CCN VLE
M. Maker
Pantrepreneur
Student Services & Cross College Calendar Around the World
BtG
Big Student Takeover
WoW
Academy Calendar Dragons Den
Big Bang
Venice
Royal Opera House
Disney
Fund Raising
Guest Speaker
Department Calendar Employer
Work Exp.
Project 1
Citizenship
Project 2
• Photography & graphic design project involving new public house leases • Interaction with employers on real project briefs
Sales and distribution team wanted for a nationwide music newspaper Closing techniques and sales confidence
• Catering students showcasing skills & shooting footage for a worldwide broadcast TV channel • Confidence in front of the camera Dual delivery partner for broadcast qual. Live studio experience on an national station Student takeover cross academy competition to develop and deliver 16-18 summer recruitment campaign Paid three month internship for two winning students in an award winning environment One 1 full time position offered
Cross academy involvement to enhance patient experience on a weekly basis Empathy and communication skills National media coverage
Stevenage Homes Storyboard and video shoot of service users Communication skills and deadline experience
www.studentcrew.nhc.ac.uk
LE 4
LE 6
LE 7
LE 5
Plan, Do & Review
LE 9
Course Review Easter
Plan, Do & Review
1
Assessment Week - Study Coach/Learning Mentor led
Learning Event 3
Plan, Do & Review
6
Course Review
LE 2
1
Assessment Week - Study Coach/Learning Mentor led
Plan, Do & Review
5
7 Course Review Xmas
LE 1
1
Course Review
Weeks 2 Induction Project
4
Assessment Week - Study Coach/Learning Mentor led
Calendar - 34 Student Weeks
LE 11
LE 10 Learning Event 12 Learning Event 8
Induction 2 weeks
Plan, Do & Review 29 weeks
Assessment & Student Review 3 weeks + days
Course Review 8 days
7 Plan, Do & Review
Personal Development Passport
Learning Design
A comprehensive, data-informed and personalised individual personal development plan supporting the development of expert student skills, course progress and destination management
Team based, collaborative learning design and assessment system giving staff and students access to course plans promoting creativity collaboration and sharing of good practice
Learning Design
PDP
PLE
Technology Ecosystem
Personal Learning Environment The heart of the student experience, enabling students to take control of and manage their own learning, using collaboration and communication tools, along with access to resources mapped to the learning project
The Really Smart Bit
Learning Design
Personal Learning Environment
Personal Development Passport
Learning Design, Delivery & Support seamlessly working together and interoperable
New roles & Strategic Tutoring
Three Horizons Horizon 3
Staff and student delight
Create viable options
Horizon 2 Build emerging businesses
Horizon 1 Extend and defend core businesses
Innovation following the integration of service areas
Adaptation of staff structures to introduce commercialisation
Time
Resilience from true Learning Company organisation Entrepreneurial students entering the industrial world
Learning Company Commercial entities, limited by guarantee, charitable aim of advancing education College Income
Learning Delivery
Desirable Mandatory
Expert Student Skills
Assessment Outcomes
Student Pay
Learning Company
The Learning Company Cluster Dell
HP HR
IT Services
Microsoft
Viglen
Marketing LEP & UKCES
The IT Store Business
Chambers of Commerce
Commercial Partners Industry Service Areas Curriculum Areas
ICT Confederation of British Industries
Enterprise iMedia
Garage, valeting & smart repair
Radio Station
Media Company
Event Management
Hair & Beauty Salon
College Catering
Building Services
Spa
Combined experience of working and accelerated learning Real world learning, developing ‘expert student skills’ An opportunity to earn while they learn Establish a different type of relationship with employers Enhancement of CV & destination outcomes Franchise ‘a business in a box’
The Gazelle Babson Leadership Programme Gazelle rejects existing models of leadership that see planning as a largely predictable activity
To build entrepreneurial college you need to think and act entrepreneurially Entrepreneurship is a practice and the leadership programme enables leaders to practice entrepreneurship
The Gateway Module
• Provides an introduction to entrepreneurial thought and action • Explores tools and techniques for leaders to develop the entrepreneurial college • The Babson methodology is at the leading edge • promotes smart action ("act quickly with the means at hand") as the foundation of innovation and learning • reframes risk as "a measure of upside and opportunity" • produces ideas and plans for implementation in colleges
The Gazelle Babson Leadership Programme
Further information, membership details or a visit to our colleges? Rifaat Foufa
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