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Protocol National’s newly-established conferencing service has already delivered many highly successful and very well-received events for the FE sector, boasting ministerial input and international speakers. Our service never fails to exceed customer expectations when it comes to fulfilling the needs of our clients and their delegates. A comprehensive programme of events are planned for the 2008/9 academic year, based mainly at the company’s Nottingham seminar suite. Details available on request.
Business Development -
Are you Commercially Aware? |
 | Thursday 22nd January 2009
One Day Seminar: Protocol National, Castle Marina Road, Nottingham.
Who should attend
This one day event is ideal for, Vice Principals, Business Development Directors and key decision makers in colleges, education providers and others with an interest in growing Employer Engagement activity.
Overview
A key challenge for Further Education Colleges is making themselves more commercially aware.
The New Funding Methodology rewards providers who deliver a significant amount of provision in the ‘Employer Responsive’ category and as such it is important that you get it right.
The aim of the seminar is to:
• Assist in the development of a Business Development strategy;
• Understand the available funding streams in order to maximise the income available for a given programme of learning;
• Identify KPI’s, so you can monitor the performance of the Business Development Unit; and,
• Provide suggestions/ ideas
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Speakers
Scott Winter
Director, Education, Training and Skills
Tenon
Vici Cadwallader-Webb
Associate Director, Education, Training and Skills
Tenon
Gary Scruby
Manager, Education, Training and Skills
Tenon
Speakers at all events are drawn from FE Colleges, WBL Providers, the LSC and Tenon. All are extremely experienced in the subjects they are discussing and will bring real examples and solutions. |
Observation for Improvement:
Towards Excellence in Teaching and Learning |
 | Wednesday 28th January 2008
One Day Seminar: Protocol National, Castle Marina Road, Nottingham.
Who Should Attend
A one day training event looking at this pivotal quality improvement process for the FE sector. Suitable for:
• new observers to build confidence in making judgements
• experienced observers to refresh and extend skills and expertise
• quality and senior managers to improve the standardisation of lesson grading, and explore best practice in achieving high impact internal observation processes.
Overview
Most FE providers have an internal observation process aimed at assuring quality and supporting improvements in teaching and learning. In response to the Framework for Excellence and growing Government, inspectorate and provider expectations of a selfregulating sector which delivers world-class education, training and skills, this practical and interactive event will aim to provide real case answers to common pitfalls in provider observation processes. Delegates will have the opportunity to improve their observation skills and extend their knowledge of best practice in using the observation of teaching and learning as a quality improvement tool.
• What are current Ofsted expectations of internal observation processes?
• What does the Framework for Excellence mean for our observation process?
• How can we ensure accurate judgements on learning and progress?
• How can we maximise and measure the impact of observations on improving teaching and learning?
• How can we engage teachers in the process?
• How might we further engage learners in the process?
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Speakers
Emma Jarman - Head of Improve, Protocol National |
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Preparing your Financial Forecasts
Getting it Right! |
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Thursday 12th February 2009
One Day Seminar: Protocol National, Castle Marina Road, Nottingham.
Who Should Attend
This one day event is ideal for, Vice Principals, Finance Directors, MIS managers, senior curriculum managers, key decision makers in colleges, education providers and others with an interest in how the College sector works, particularly those who have an interest in and responsibility for audit.
Overview
Against a backdrop of turmoil in the financial markets, increasing pressure on the public purse driving the learning and skills agenda and imminent ‘machinery of government changes’ college FD’s are expected
to put together a detailed three year financial forecast to 2011/12.
What are the major factors which need to be considered in undertaking this exercise? Who are the key recipients of financial forecast? What are the key messages you want to give and how can
you manage them?
The aim of this seminar is to highlight the changes from the 2007/08 process and assist in the identification of the assumptions that should be made in preparing a detailed three year financial forecast to 2011/12.
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Speakers
Vici Cadwallader-Webb
Associate Director, Education, Training and Skills
Tenon
Jonathan Creed
Senior Manager, Education, Training and Skills
Tenon
Jenny Rudd
Manager, Education, Training and Skills
Tenon
Jonathan Reynolds
Director
Tenon Financial Services
Speakers at all events are drawn from FE Colleges, WBL Providers, the LSC and Tenon. All are extremely experienced in the subjects they are discussing and will bring real examples and solutions. |
Measuring Success |
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Thursday 19th February 2009
One Day Seminar: Protocol National, Castle Marina Road, Nottingham.
Who Should Attend
This one day event is ideal for, Vice Principals, Finance Directors, MIS managers, senior curriculum managers, key decision makers in colleges, education providers and others with an interest in how the College sector works and how the data that you collect is used by the Inspectors.
Overview
With the increasing focus on quality of provision it is important that the underlying data supports the actual performance in the classroom. With the complexity of the ILR it is easy to see why sometimes the data does not support the outcomes of lesson observations. With the introduction of Minimum Levels of Performance by the LSC and the focus on demonstrating improving success rates by Ofsted it is important to ensure accuracy of the data.
Aims of the day
- Outline how Success Rates are calculated and how the data is presented to the LSC and Ofsted
- Highlight common mistakes in the data and how you can overcome these issues
- Provide you with practical solutions on how improve success rates.
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Speakers
Vici Cadwallader-Webb
Associate Director, Education, Training and Skills
Tenon
Mike Atkinson
Manager, Education, Training and Skills
Tenon
Speakers at all events are drawn from FE Colleges, WBL Providers, the LSC and Tenon. All are extremely experienced in the subjects they are discussing and will bring real examples and solutions. |
Dates for your diary...
| DATE |
EVENT |
| 4th March 2009 |
Preparing for an LSC Audit |
| 26th March 2009 |
Delivering a Successful Capital Project |
| 2nd April 2009 |
Planning for Success |
| 23rd April 2009 |
Making you data work for you |
| 30th April 2009 |
Assuring ALS |
| 28th May 2009 |
Understanding Governance in FE |
For further information or to reserve a place, call Lauren Gage on 0115 911 1227
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