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 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 […]
We are delighted to announce that we have just released the new risk assessment module in Stedfast. This is an important feature as it allows education and training providers to create, manage and review all of their risk assessments. One of the key items of documentation that OfSTED looks for in an inspection is that […]
OfSTED has published a number of updates to their guidance for the inspection of further education and skills providers. One of the areas that we thought might be interesting to focus on in a bit more detail was the list of information that OfSTED expects further education and skills providers to have available at the […]
Amanda Spielman, OfSTED’s Chief Inspector, has made it clear that there should be a significant shift from focusing on outcomes for learners to a more rounded curriculum. This is an important shift in inspection focus as it moves away from merely looking at exam or test results to actually what is being delivered to learners. Curriculum […]
How do you plan your apprenticeship standards programmes? How do you review the quality of these programmes? How can you demonstrate that the learners are benefiting from your delivery? We have developed Stedfast to allow organisations delivering apprenticeships to plan, manage and review their programmes. Using the published outcomes from apprenticeship standards, users are able to […]
Anyone in receipt of apprenticeship funding will need to consider the levels of quality assurance and compliance. If you have successfully navigated ROATP and have become approved as a provider and can access apprenticeship funding then you will need to understand the compliance that goes with it. Apprenticeship Funding Compliance The first thing you will need […]
It has become clear to us having read some recent OfSTED reports and also working on the Prevent Guidance framework on Stedfast that there needs to be greater focus on risk assessment. As a result we will be releasing a new Stedfast module next Monday – 23rd November – which will allow organisations to manage […]
