Student Enrichment ProgrammesDeveloping a low cost, high quality offer

Kiechelle Degale

CONSULTANTKiE Leadership Training & Development ltd

Your trainer today is Kiechelle Degale Successfully managed ECM, Healthy College and

Enrichment programmes for over 8 years Won a National Award from LSIS in 2009 for

enrichment Trained 1000’s of young people and college staff

in various aspects of Leadership Development Extensive experience in creating, launching and

developing low cost enrichment programmes

Accessing and using free services Seeking and Sourcing alternative funding

streams for activities Getting student competitions funded

externally Creating, sharing and recommending

resources with other providers Developing innovative and creative ways of

accessing external provision

Using local businesses/Councils to develop student projects

Closer working and Partnerships with Student Unions

Motivating & Engage staff to be more involved

Where your organisation is in respect of their current enrichment provision

How and where savings can be made, without compromising quality

How to apply the techniques and approaches covered to your organisation

Entitlement funding relates only to full time students aged 16-19. It is intended to fund activities that do not, in themselves, lead to qualifications – tutorial support and guidance and activities known as enrichment.

In 2011/12 the funding for the entitlement was reduced substantially – from 114 guided learning hours (glh) to 30 resulting in a cut of around £500 per full time student The cut was not accompanied by any changed expectation on schools and colleges and simply represents a reduction in unit costs.

Organisations concerned about the enrichment cuts, sustainability or future development of enrichment

Organisations who have an existing enrichment programme but would like to further explore some alternative low cost methods of delivery

Organisations who have been ‘forced’ to reduce their provision due to cuts but would like to re-introduce a free/ low cost quality service

Exploring what is expected of an effective enrichment programme and the strategies currently in place within the participants organisations:

Does your current model meet the required standard for the new Ofsted inspection?

Does it support your equality and diversity policy?

This exercise will assist you in identifying your gaps and specific needs in your current programme

Please refer to your packs Your trainer will give you further

instructions

Exploring current types of enrichment programmes in the UK

What works well and not so well in your current programme?

Identifying your priorities What would your ideal programme look

like?

Current funding issues in the sector and the impact on enrichment provisions

Concerns from young people and current campaigns for enrichment

Why continue enrichment? What is the true benefit of enrichment to young people?

Cutting cost Where did this decision come from?

How to access and use the free or low cost services of the local community

Examples of low cost or free resources

Local Council Local Police Traffic Police Drug and Alcohol units Terrance Higgins Trust or similar Using local authors or poets Local hair and beauty centres

Free talks from local banks LGBT free talks Past students /University/ free curriculum and

‘moving forward’ talks Health campaigns Safety campaigns Peace talks offered by family of knife and gun

crime victims Peace talks offered by local community faith

officers Free tasters i.e. Deaf awareness training, first aid

etc Employability training and talks from local

employers/ businesses

Working with big corporate brand names, meeting their own need for community development projects and creating win -win projects

Projects include: Silver Surfers, anti knife /anti gun crime awareness, dragons den type and other business related projects, team building day out, various Leadership development projects etc .

Shared recommendations Shared database of activities Shared enrichment campaigns Negotiation of sessions for large group

bookings Cross college competitions Student exchange visits for sharing good

practice and further learning

Existing student groups Get more out of your student Union and Student

Executives Create student focus groups to evaluate a wide

range of college services – run by students Using internal contracts i.e. catering services to

run activities , competitions and provide free talks on nutrition

Develop very close links with your marketing department to highlight and promote all you do

Curriculum enrichment Talented staff to run activities [1 hr per wk] on a

topic they enjoy –open access to all students Encourage students to fundraise and celebrate

causes they are passionate about Train current Student Union to work with Student

Councils in local schools to develop a model for student voice

Student run groups, committees and boards

National Citizens Service Advertise and encourage the use of volunteers Open up opportunities for interns Use current students to volunteer in college Use past students to volunteer to run projects

and activities Develop volunteering policy Develop links with volunteering centres e.g. V

inspired and become a V inspired Award Centre

Locating and sourcing additional funding for student activities

Past Alumni groups Sponsoring of Fresher's Fair by businesses Commercial displays in student areas for

cash Environmental projects run by external

environmental groups

What would you like to fund? How much do you need? Top tips Key organisations:Sports England Grants for Sports Big Society Awards Safer London Foundation Awards for All Jack Petchey Awards [London]

Use existing resources, equipment, rooms, and facilities to create income

Room booking and hire –meetings, venue or sporting activities

Hire to existing local clubs –and /or get free places for students

Hire of equipment or resources including student performances

Students create products for sale i.e. cookbooks, art work etc

Recycle drive – clothes, electrical, CD’s, old videos, gadgets, books etc

College car boot sale with a % going back to fund student activities

College Auction, staff/ student to donate items for fundraising

Abseiling down the college building, set fee for entry, open to all student and staff

Local borough hire of space for summer activities and clubs

Local business clubs use college space for training and conferences

Creating your personal outline action plan of how to save or considerably cut the cost of Enrichment whilst adding incredible value to the student body

[based around group exercise]Further instruction from trainer – see packs

How to create a personalised model of Enrichment based around cutting cost and maximizing quality that's right for your organisation

See explanation in your pack Your trainer will give you further

instructions

http://www.greenhead.ac.uk/general/awards.htm

http://www.southdowns.ac.uk/college_life/enrichment.aspx

http://www.burycollege.ac.uk/courses/enrichment.aspx

http://www.priestley.ac.uk/enrichment.htm

See packs for handouts

We hope this training has provided you with both useful and valuable information and ideas to positively impact your student

enrichment programme.

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