Following the publication of the new OfSTED Education Inspection Framework 2019, education and training providers will be aware of the new Quality of Education judgement. This judgement has been introduced to focus on the curriculum, which sets out what apprentices need to know and be able to do. OfSTED’s definition of a curriculum is The […]
There seems to be a worrying trend that education and training providers appear to be missing the point of OfSTED’s Education Inspection Framework and specifically, curriculum intent. We have been through the guidance again and again and we really are not seeing curriculum intent as just being a statement posted on a website. If this […]
We recently published a set of slides on Slideshare which we had used in a presentation about developing apprenticeship curriculum intent. Following on from this, we thought it might be useful to add a bit of context to the slides and offer a little more guidance about curriculum intent for organisations delivering apprenticeships. All providers […]
For anyone who has had apprentices go through an endpoint assessment, they may have been asked to submit a showcase portfolio that maps to the apprenticeship standards. Interestingly, unlike the old fashioned NVQs or Diploma programmes, the showcase portfolio does not need to be as packed with evidence as portfolios used to be. The introduction […]
We have just updated the Staff Performance Management module on Stedfast with new features to support education and training providers meet the OfSTED requirements for the Leadership & Management judgement. Some of the criteria that need to be considered when managing staff performance include: Leaders ensure that regular, frequent and meaningful engagement takes place with […]
OfSTED has now published its much anticipated new inspection framework which will be used from September 2019. This inspection framework will see a distinctive shift from outcomes / data led inspection to a more rigorous view of what is being delivered to learners and how it benefits them – this is the new “Quality of […]
There has been a lot of talk recently about the 20% off the job learning activity and how this is implemented by education and training providers delivering apprenticeships. With some ESFA announcements and then counter announcements it is understandable that providers are a little confused. Providers and employers are also concerned that with the requirement […]
There are huge pressures on further education and training providers to manage the plethora of changes taking place in the sector. Funding changes and the introduction of apprenticeship standards has provided increased complications to delivery. Throughout these changes, it is important that providers manage their delivery by risk assessing all areas of their organisation. There […]
We are all waiting with expectation for the release of the new OfSTED inspection framework which is currently in consultation and is expected to be used from September 2019. One of the areas that providers will need to consider in the Leadership and Management judgement is how well they manage staff performance. OfSTED – Staff […]
One area that education and training providers are going to have to demonstrate under the new OfSTED inspection framework (due for release in Sep 2019) is how they sequence their curriculum activities. OfSTED when making judgments will expect to see: how leaders have ensured that a subject curriculum includes content which has been identified as […]
