3. = FREE BAR!
ORCHARD.CO.UK

4. JASON HOBBS
WEB DEVELOPER
thecodezombie

5. OUR ROLE IN
EDUCATION

6. THE CURRENT SITUATION
aka. THE DOOM AND GLOOM

7. A-LEVEL ICT...
!
‘04: 16,106
‘13: 10,419
!
-35%
THE CURRENT SITUATION
JCQ (Jan 2014) – http://bit.ly/1jXQ96W

8. A-LEVEL COMPUTING...
!
‘04: 8,488
‘13: 3,758
!
-55%
THE CURRENT SITUATION
JCQ (Jan 2014) – http://bit.ly/1jXQ96W

9. ...SOME PERSPECTIVE
THE CURRENT SITUATION
JCQ (Jan 2014) – http://bit.ly/1jXQ96W

10. BIOLOGY: 64k (+22%)
CHEMISTRY: 51k (+39%)
PHYSICS: 35k (+24%)
MATHS: 88k (+67%)
ENGLISH: 89k (+9%)
ECONOMICS: 26k (+47%)
R.E: 23k (+62%)
THE CURRENT SITUATION
JCQ (Jan 2014) – http://bit.ly/1jXQ96W

11. UNEMPLOYMENT OF GRADUATES...
!
COMP-SCI: 12.9%
CREATIVE ARTS & DESIGN: 10.4%
THE CURRENT SITUATION
HESA (Jan 2013) – http://bit.ly/KZh3i2

12. 52% OF EMPLOYERS SAY
GRADUATES LACK SKILLS TO
MAKE THEM “WORK READY”
THE CURRENT SITUATION
YouGov (Oct 2013) – http://bit.ly/1f4sM8n

13. 47% OF GRADUATES
NOT WORKING IN A ROLE
THAT REQUIRES A DEGREE
THE CURRENT SITUATION
Office of National Statistics (Nov 2013) – http://bit.ly/1eUQGnn

14. BUT...
THE CURRENT SITUATION

15. THE CURRENT SITUATION
TUITION FEES
!
1998: £1k p/a
2004: £3k p/a
2012: £9k p/a*
!
* a range between £6k to £9k, an average uptake of £7.5k – http://bit.ly/1jyIsX6

16. VALUE FOR MONEY?
THE CURRENT SITUATION

17. THE CURRENT SITUATION
THE REALITY

18. THE SOLUTION

19. US!
THE SOLUTION

20. ALL OF US
THE SOLUTION

21. SO...WHAT CAN WE DO?
THE SOLUTION

22. CONSULTANCY

23. ADVICE

24. MATERIAL

25. FEEDBACK

26. INVITE

27. EXPERTISE

28. WHY?

29. INPUT vs EFFECT
WHY?

30. SELF CLARITY
WHY?

31. IT’S LOGICAL
WHY?

32. HOW TO GET INVOLVED
THE SOLUTION

33. WOULDN’T IT BE NICE...
SUMMARY

34. THANKS
thecodezombie