Improving FE College management information

Client:
College of North East London (CoNEL)

Project completed:
April 2004

Project description:
The project was initiated by CoNEL in response to the outcomes of an Ofsted inspection.

The research involved extensive use of both Individual Student Record (ISR) and Individual Learner Record (ILR) data to identify changing spatial patterns of student intake over three years.

Data in relation to the student profile (age, gender and ethnicity) and qualification aims was mapped at a detailed spatial level in order to identify changes in relation to the College catchment. A particular focus of the work has been in relation to Basic Skills provision.

A second phase of work involving the development of a predictive management tool tailored to the needs of CONEL has enabled projections of future student numbers and profiles to be undertaken in relation to different local scenarios.

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Further recent examples of our work in this area:

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