WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

PROFESSOR RAMA THIRUNAMACHANDRAN

VICE-CHANCELLOR

2015 – 2020 VISION - STRATEGIC PLAN

Canterbury Christ Church UniversityStrategic Plan 2015 - 2020 Timeline

Jan 2014 Mar 2014 May 2014 Jun-Dec 2014Focus and shape Feb 2014 Agreement of Apr 2014 Agreement of Jun 2014 Operationalof Strategic Plan Management External Stakeholder Staff Conference high level Staff Conference Plan/BusinessFramework by Forum - Engagement by - consultation Strategic Plan by - finalisation PlanSMT consultation Governing Body Governing Body Approval of Strategic Plan by Governing Body

Apr – May 2014 Jun – Dec 2014

Feb – Apr 2014 -External Stakeholder Engagement May-Jun 2014 3 year Business - Mapping for External Stakeholder Engagement -Open Staff Meetings - Governing Body/SMT Event Planning Process

-Academic Staff Forum - consultation - Management Forum -

-University Academic Board and Committees presentation of findings - consultation from External Stakeholder Engagement

COMMUNICATION STRATEGY TO STAFF

OVERVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS

CONTEXT

• Current external Higher Education and economic context

• A restructure of the Senior Management Team individual responsibilities

• General Modular Scheme Review

FOCUS FOR THE UNIVERSITY 2015 – 2020

• Remain broad based

• Remain multi faculty and multi subject

• Delivery of partnerships will be central to future operating models

STRATEGIC PLAN THEMES

The following key themes inform the Strategic Planning consultation process and will shape the overarching academic framework for the Strategy:

Strategic ThemesWill inform the focus of future University activity• Undergraduate provision• Postgraduate provision• The Student Experience• Research and Knowledge Exchange

Enabling Themes Inform all Strategic themes and will support activity moving forwards• The Staff Experience• Sustainability• Internationalisation

STRATEGIC PLAN FRAMEWORK – 2015 - 2020

• the Strategic Plan will form a two page Framework and be underpinned by an Operational Plan

• the Operational Plan will closely link with the Business planning process which will be on a three year cycle from 2015-16

• the Values set out in the Strategic Plan 2011-2015 will be reviewed, updated and incorporated into the new Strategic Plan

• the Plan will include a brief Mission/Vision Statement

REVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE NOW INSTRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS

Consultation Process (January to April 2014)• Senior Management Team• Management Group including the Students’ Union• University Committees of the Governing Body and Academic Board• Academic Staff Forum• External Stakeholders• Other internal forums

The consultation process has informed the development of the key Strategic Themes and Enabling Themes to be discussed today.

Consultation Process (Late April to May 2014)• Staff Conference including the Students’ Union• Various Staff and Student forums

Formalisation and implementation of Strategic Plan

Governing Body/Senior Management Team Event – 8/9 May 2014

• Identification and agreement of Strategic Framework document – informed by the internal and external consultation process including the outcomes from the Staff Conference

May and June 2014

• Further consultation and finalisation of the Strategic Framework• Formal approval of the Strategic Framework document by Governing Body – 24 June

2014

July 2014 – March 2015

• Alignment of Operating Plan to inform future three year Business Planning process• Implementation of Strategic Plan - early Spring 2015

STAFF CONFERENCE 2014 – OVERVIEW OF DAY

Programme Session

9.50am Marco Keir, Director of Marketing and Communications• Overview of our external stakeholder consultation

10.00am Phil Mooney, Students’ Union President• The student perspective: what students want to see in our 2015 –

2020 strategic framework

10.10am Professor Roderick Watkins• Revisiting our values

10.25am Coffee break (to be served in the room)

10.45am Group Discussion about core themes that will shape Strategic Framework –Strategic Themes Enabling ThemesUndergraduate provision The Staff ExperiencePostgraduate provision The Student ExperienceInternationalisation Social & Environmental ResponsibilityResearch and Knowledge Exchange

12.00 Feedback from discussion groups

12.20pm Summary and Close