HFEP – Regional Networks 21 January 2011 Survey Outcomes

HFEP – Regional Networks

21 January 2011Survey Outcomes

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Healthy FE Regional Networks

Healthy FE Regional Network Survey

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Survey distributed October / November 2010

Available as web link

118 returns across the 9 English Regions

Questions related to usefulness, future of the networks, suggestions

In addition: some questions on website and improvements

Background

Healthy FE regional Network Survey

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East of England: 9.3% (11)

London: 5.9% (7)

South East: 14.4% (17)

South West: 8.5% (10)

Yorkshire and Humber: 13.6% (16)

North East: 11.9% (14)

North West: 19.5% (23)

East Midlands: 5.9% (7)

West Midlands: 11.0% (13)

Participation Across England


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Almost unanimous: networks are considered to be useful (56) or very useful (46) = 102 / 118

Suggestions on further improvements that could be made relate to:

Sharing of practice / learning about what others do

Raising awareness about what it is available (tools etc.)

More information about inspection and processes

Information about ‘You’re Welcome’

Relationship building and networking opportunities

Usefulness of networks


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Proposed Topics for Discussion:

Health Partners /

Sharing of practice

Data and Info

Funding and Resources

Quality College engagement

PoliciesPractices / services and (college) policies in general

Regional data Funding issues Inspection / Ofsted How to engage SMT

Strategic links with PCTs / LAs

Examples of college initiatives Success stories Funding

opportunities

Impact Measurements / benchmarking

More presentations from college staff

How to engage health partners / working with local agencies

Sharing experience The website and how it’s run

Nationally available resources

Specialist provision

NHS priorities and commitment

Establishing good practice models

How to divide up the region into manageable sub-areas

Safeguarding

You’re Welcome

Learn from other colleges on achieving YW / young people views

Specialist provision Benchmarking


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• 38.6% Visiting speakers

• 28.7% Improved regional website area

• 26.7% Discussion topics

• 25.7% Virtual chat rooms

• 21.8% Membership mix and size

• 20.8% Location of meetings

• 17.8% Nothing

How could networks be improved?

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• Learner conferences

• Subgroups to focus on specific areas

• Attendance of ‘outside providers’, DH, visiting speakers, PCT

• Link into Safeguarding, H&S networks, others...

• Consistency in membership attendance / too few large colleges attend / seniority of membership

• Designated hub for specialist providers

• Varying day of week, starting time, central venue, etc.

• Divide region into sub-regions: our region is too large

• More publicity up front, setting agendas and meeting times in advance

Additional suggestions:


• It’s all very helpful

• Have not attended before – cannot comment

• This is a good network – ‘probably because of input from Tribal’....

But also:


Usefulness for me as a practitioner:

9 : very useful

6 : useful

0 : of limited use

Usefulness for network purposes:

7 : very useful

8 : useful

0: of limited use

Yorkshire and Humber summary – 15 responses


• Raising awareness

• Sharing best practice

• Networking

• Updates (by Tribal) / on national initiatives

• Alerted us to availability of tools

• Borrowing / providing ideas

• YW support and information

• Identification of new resources / funding

• Working with the PCT

• Development of handbook

Yorkshire and Humber: How the networks have made a difference


• Healthy lifestyles: healthy eating / alcohol / stop smoking

• Ofsted requirements

• Best practice sharing

• Impact measurements

• Nationally available resources

• A road show / healthy college week

Yorkshire and Humber : Future network meetings


• Membership mix : 1

• Location of meetings: 2

• Discussion topics: 3

• Visiting speakers: 3

• More meetings : 4

• Fewer meetings: 0

• Virtual chat room: 5

• Improved regional network area: 2

• Nothing: 5

Yorkshire and Humber: Improvements that could be made

Documents

HFEP – Regional Networks 21 January 2011 Survey Outcomes