Tag: curriculum
Apprenticeship Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact
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 […]
Curriculum Intent Statements
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 […]
Apprenticeship Curriculum Mapping
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 […]
OfSTED Curriculum Sequence Planning
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 […]
OfSTED Curriculum Planning Tools Update
We have been busy developing the curriculum planning module in Stedfast. With the release of the new OfSTED Inspection Framework due in September 2019, we know how keen education and training providers are to get this element of their delivery ready. Amanda Spielman – AOC Conference 2019 Amanda Spielman addressed the AOC Conference this week […]
Measuring Apprenticeship Performance
One of the main judgements in the new OfSTED Inspection Framework 2019 is the need for education and training providers to demonstrate the impact of their apprenticeship curriculum. When inspectors evaluate the impact of the education provided by the provider, they will focus on what learners have learned, and the skills they have gained and […]