Minutes of the East Durham College Curriculum, Quality and Standards Committee held on 9th November 2023

Stuart Laverick (Chair), Alex Brennan, David Butler, Suzanne Duncan, Kirsty Tate (Staff Governor) 

C. Tomlinson – Vice Principal

S King – Director of Quality 

H McCoy – (Assistant Principal Performance)

J Lanagan (Assistant Principal)

A Wilkinson – Campus Director 

L Haggis – Campus Director 

G Corcoran – Director of Alternative Education 

S Pritchard (Clerk to the Corporation)

H Barnett (External – Validation Panel only)

Apologies received from M Young and R Harrison

None 

The minutes of the meeting held on 08 June 2023 were approved as a correct record.

There were no matters arising.

The Vice Principal Curriculum and Quality highlighted that overall progress against the QIP is good and of the five actions, progress against three actions was good and two were satisfactory.

Following discussion, the Committee noted the final position for the 2022/23 Quality Improvement Plan. 

The committee suspended its business in order for governors, staff and external guests to discuss the Self-Assessment Report for 2022/23 and the Higher Education Self Evaluation Document for 2022/23.

Committee recommendations and conclusion

Following robust discussion and challenge on the SAR and the SED, the committee reconvened.  

The committee recommended that judgement overall would remain at good and that provision in all areas was good other than personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and adult learning which were judged outstanding, and educational programmes for young people would provisionally move to outstanding subject to a two day external independent review of provision.

Overall effectiveness: Good

• The quality of education: Good
• Behaviour and Attitudes: Outstanding
• Personal Development: Outstanding
• Leadership and Management: Good
• Education Programmes for Young People: Outstanding (subject to independent external review)
• Adult Learning Programmes: Outstanding
• Apprenticeships: Good
• Provision for Learners with High Needs: Good

The committee noted the SED is not graded and recommended both the SAR and the SED to the Board.