FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – PUBLICATION SCHEME

Main categories of information

In accordance with the model policy adopted on 1st January 2009, there are seven categories of information available in the publication scheme:

  1. Who we are and what we do
  2. What we spend and how we spend it
  3. What our priorities are and how we are doing
  4. How we make decisions
  5. Our policies and procedures
  6. Lists and registers
  7. The services we offer

The college’s criteria for confidentiality are:

  • Personal information relating to an individual.
  • Information provided in confidence by a third party who has not authorised its disclosure.
  • Financial or other information relating to procurement decisions, including, during the course of negotiations, information relating to the college’s negotiating position.
  • Information relating to the negotiation position of the college in industrial relations matters.
  • Information relating to the financial position of the college where disclosure might harm the college or its competitive position, as determined by the Governing Body.
  • Legal advice received from or instructions given to the college’s legal advisors.
  • Information planned in advance for publication.

                      1. Who we are and what we do

                      Organisational Information, structure, locations and contacts

                      1.1 Legal Framework

                      Plumpton College is a statutory body incorporated under the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992.  It is an exempt charity and is regulated by the SFA and EFA.

                      Legal Status – conferred by the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

                      Charitable Status – The College is an exempt charity under the powers conferred by the Further Education and Higher Education Act 1992.

                      Instrument and Articles of Government

                      Financial Memorandum- Available on request 

                      1.2 How Plumpton College is organised

                      College Management Team

                      College Rules and Regulations

                      1.3 Information relating to Organisations the College works in partnership with.

                      University of Brighton (HE provision)

                      Royal Agricultural University (HE provision)

                      Sussex Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

                      FE Sussex

                      Landex

                      AoC

                      East Sussex Proficiency tests Committee

                      Email: esptc@plumpton.ac.uk

                      Tel: 01273 892084

                      1.4 Location and contact details

                      Contact details and location map are available on the College Website and College Prospectus.

                      Plumpton College at Stanmer Park

                      Plumpton College at Flimwell Centre 

                      Plumpton College

                      Plumpton College
                      Ditchling Road
                      Near Lewes
                      East Sussex, BN7 3AE

                      Tel 01273 890454

                      Fax 01273 890071

                      Email enquiries@plumpton.ac.uk

                      1.5 Student Activities

                      The college Student Union and the Student Services Department is responsible for putting together a full and varied social calendar for students. We also have varied sports academies. More can be found in the Student Handbook and on our website here. 

                      2. What we spend and how we spend it

                      Financial Information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit.

                      2.1 Funding income

                      Financial Statements - hard copy available on request. Fee £10. For an electronic copy please see 2.2.

                      2.3 Capital programme

                      Capital Programme: Available on request

                      2.4 Financial regulations and procedures

                      Financial Regulations

                      Annual Report of the Audit Committee

                      Audit Completion Report - available on request

                      Record of payments to Governors - available on request

                      2.5 Register of suppliers

                      Available on request.

                      3. What our priorities are and how we are doing

                      Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews. 

                      3.1 Corporate and business plans & academic quality and standards

                      Annual Review 2019

                      Strategic Plan 2017 - 2024

                      Self Assessment Report - available on request

                      Quality Improvement Handbook - available on request

                      3.2 External review information

                      OFSTED Report: Residential provision

                      OFSTED Report 

                      Matrix Report - available on request

                      Investors in Repople Report - available on request

                      3.3 Legal Framework

                      Plumpton College is a statutory body incorporated under the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992.  It is an exempt charity and is regulated by the SFA and EFA.

                      Legal Status – conferred by the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

                      Charitable Status – The College is an exempt charity under the powers conferred by the Further Education and Higher Education Act 1992.

                      Instrument and Articles of Government

                      Financial Memorandum- Available on request 

                      4. How we make decisions

                      Decision making processes and records of decisions. 

                      4.1 Minutes from governing body, council, academic boards and steering groups

                      Minutes and papers of Corporation and Committee meetings, excluding confidential matters. 

                      22nd January 2019

                      26th February 2019

                      19th March 2019

                      23rd April 2019

                      21st May 2019

                      18th June 2019

                      9th July 2019

                      17th September 2019

                      22nd October 2019

                      26th November 2019

                      10th December 2019

                      Non-confidential Committee Meeting papers - available on request. 

                      4.2 Appointment committees and procedures

                      Terms of Reference of Search and Governance

                      5. Our policies and procedures

                      Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities.

                      5.3 Procedures and policies relating to student services

                      Child Protection Policy - available on request. Fee £10

                      Student Handbook - available on request. Fee £10

                      Safeguarding Policy

                      Supporting Students with Medical Conditions Policy

                      5.5 Procedures and policies relating to human resources

                      HR Policies - available on request. Fee £10

                      5.6 Procedures and policies relating to recruitment

                      Recruitment and Selection Procedure - available on request. Fee £10

                      5.8 Equality and diversity

                      Equality and Diversity Policy 

                      5.9 Health & safety

                      Health & Safety Policy

                      5.10 Estate management

                      Plumpton Estate Strategy 

                      5.11 Complaints procedure

                      Customer Complaints Procedure & Form

                      5.12 Records management and personal data policies

                      Data Protection Policy

                      5.13 Charging regimes and policies

                      Fee Policy

                      5.14 Erasmus

                      Erasmus Policy 

                      5.15 Gender Pay Gap

                      Gender pay gap at 31 March 2018

                      Gender pay reporting legislation requires employers with 250 or more employees to publish statutory calculations every year showing how large the pay gap is between their male and female employees.

                      The report has been published on the government website

                      • The average hourly rate of pay for women at the College is lower than men.
                      • The College’s gender pay gap is broadly comparable to other Colleges.
                      • Roles at the College have a defined pay range that is applied consistently, irrespective of gender.
                      • Fewer women than men had reached the top of the pay ranges or are employed in the most senior roles.
                      • Corporation and the Senior Management Team will review actions to close the gender pay gap bi-annually.

                      Difference in mean hourly rate of pay

                      14.4%

                      Difference in median hourly rate of pay

                      7.5%

                      Employees by pay quartile

                      Male

                      Female

                      Upper quartile

                      51%

                      49%

                      Upper middle quartile

                      38%

                      62%

                      Lower middle quartile

                      37%

                      63%

                      Lower quartile

                      37%

                      63%

                      5.16 Admissions and Procedure Policy

                      Admissions and Procedure Policy

                      6. Lists and registers

                      Current maintained lists and registers.

                      6.1 Information the College is legally required to hold in publically available registers

                      Register of Interests of Corporation members - available on request (view in office hours)

                      6.2 Asset Registers

                      Available on request

                      6.3 Disclosure logs

                      Available on request

                      6.4 Transparency Information

                      7. The services we offer

                      Information about the services we offer, including leaflets, guidance and newsletters. 

                      7.1 Information on the services offered by the College

                      Student Life section of website

                      Well being, student accommodation, travel, foot & diet, funding & loans, student activities, Plumpton online (VLE), careers and term times. 

                      7.2 Prospectus and course content

                      Departments & Subject Area of website provides details of each course by subject area.

                      Full time prospectus

                      Part time prospectus

                      HE prospectus

                      8. Transparency Information – Application data 2018-19

                      Download the full document here.

                      The information published on these pages shows:

                      • The number of applications for admission on to recognised, undergraduate higher education courses that we have received from UK domiciled applicants.
                      • The number of offers we have made in relation to those applications.
                      • The number of those offers accepted and the number of those who have registered with us.
                      • The number of students who attained a particular degree or other academic award, or a particular level of such an award, on completion of their course with us.

                      It also shows these numbers by reference to:

                      • The gender of the individuals to which they relate
                      • Their ethnicity
                      • Their socio-economic background.

                      It is important to note that the data presented has not been contextualised. This means, for example, that you will not be able to see from this data how many of those applying to courses met the entry criteria. It is also the case that universities and colleges will often receive many more applications than they have spaces on courses and so offer rates will necessarily be lower than application rates in those circumstances.

                      Transparency return 2019 – Applications, offers, acceptances and registrations: 2018-19 entrants

                      Table 1a: Summary of applications, offers, acceptances and registrations for 2018-19 entrants

                      Mode of Study

                      Characteristic

                      Characteristic split

                      Number of applications

                      Percentage of applications that received an offer

                      Percentage of applications that  accepted an offer

                      Percentage of applications that led to a registration

                      Full Time

                      Ethnicity

                      BAME

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      Ethnicity

                      White

                      210

                      67%

                      39%

                      38%

                      Full Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      1 and 2

                      60

                      53%

                      34%

                      32%

                      Full Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      3 to 5

                      160

                      74%

                      45%

                      44%

                      Full Time

                      Gender

                      Female

                      180

                      65%

                      35%

                      35%

                      Full Time

                      Gender

                      Male

                      40

                      85%

                      65%

                      65%

                      Full Time

                      Gender

                      Other

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Ethnicity

                      BAME

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Ethnicity

                      White

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      1 and 2

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      3 to 5

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Gender

                      Female

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Gender

                      Male

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Gender

                      Other

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      N

                      Apprenticeships

                      Ethnicity

                      BAME

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      Ethnicity

                      White

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      EIMD quintile

                      1 and 2

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      EIMD quintile

                      3 to 5

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      Gender

                      Female

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      Gender

                      Male

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      Gender

                      Other

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Transparency return 2019 - Attainment: 2017-18 qualifiers

                      Table 2b: Detailed information on attainment for 2017-18 qualifiers

                      Mode of Study

                      Characteristic

                      Characteristic split

                      Headcount of classified First Degrees awarded

                      Percentage of classified First Degrees awarded as first class

                      Percentage of classified First Degrees awarded as upper second class

                      Percentage of classified First Degrees awarded as lower second class

                      Percentage of classified First Degrees awarded as third class / pass

                      Headcount of unclassified First Degrees awarded

                      Headcount of other undergraduate awards

                      Full Time

                      Ethnicity

                      Asian

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      Ethnicity

                      Black

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      Ethnicity

                      Mixed

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      Ethnicity

                      Other

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      Ethnicity

                      White

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      30

                      50

                      Full Time

                      Ethnicity

                      Unknown

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      1

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      2

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      3

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      4

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      5

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      Unknown

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      Gender

                      Female

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      30

                      Full Time

                      Gender

                      Male

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Full Time

                      Gender

                      Other

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Ethnicity

                      Asian

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Ethnicity

                      Black

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Ethnicity

                      Mixed

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Ethnicity

                      Other

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Ethnicity

                      White

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Ethnicity

                      Unknown

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      1

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      2

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      3

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      4

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      5

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      EIMD quintile

                      Unknown

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Gender

                      Female

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Gender

                      Male

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Part Time

                      Gender

                      Other

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N

                      N

                      Apprenticeships

                      Ethnicity

                      Asian

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      Ethnicity

                      Black

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      Ethnicity

                      Mixed

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      Ethnicity

                      Other

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      Ethnicity

                      White

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      Ethnicity

                      Unknown

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      EIMD quintile

                      1

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      EIMD quintile

                      2

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      EIMD quintile

                      3

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      EIMD quintile

                      4

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      EIMD quintile

                      5

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      EIMD quintile

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      EIMD quintile

                      Unknown

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      Gender

                      Female

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      Gender

                      Male

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      Apprenticeships

                      Gender

                      Other

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

                      N/A

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