Welcome and introduction by conference chair

Opening address

The new funding landscape; new partnerships and collaborations

From Leitch to Browne, HE in FE at a turning point

The widening participation agenda – partnerships and collaborations

Success in FE-HE collaboration – synergy, progression, the best for both

Effective models for HE FE collaboration

Panellists discussed the future of higher education at further education colleges as well as maintaining sustainable and committed collaborations between FE colleges and HEI’s. They addressed the access, social mobility and progression agenda, and the apprenticeships, employees and vocational route. Susan Hayday, Director of Workplace Learning Strategy, Foundation Degree Forward; Professor John Storan, Director of Continuum, University of East London; Action on Access; Dan Shaffer, Senior Project Officer, Supporting Professionalism in Admissions (SPA).

David Jenkins, Director of Partnerships, Staffordshire University; Chair, Association for Collaborative Provision of HE (ACP)

Dr Stephen Jackson, Director of Reviews, Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)

Steve Rose, Education Subject Centre, Higher Education Academy (HEA)