inspection briefing further education & work-based learning
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Session programme:
Introduction & inspection updates
What happens before inspection
What happens during inspection
What happens after inspection
Purpose of inspection:
Commissioned by DEL Builds on
scrutiny inspection
Identifies effective practice & key areas for development Informs
quality improve
ment plannin
g
Promote improvement in the interest of all learners
Scope of inspections:
FE• Whole-college
• Annual scrutiny insp.
• Surveys
• Revised model in development
TfS/ANI• 3 year cycle
• Annual scrutiny insp.
• Updated model from September 2015
ESF• SER/QIP visits
completed
• Inspections to commence in 2015/16
• Separate event, October 2015
Revised performance levels
Current Previous
Outstanding Outstanding
Very Good Very Good
Good Good
Important area(s) for improvement
Satisfactory
Requires significant improvement
Inadequate
Requires urgent improvement
Unsatisfactory
Used to report on the quality of:
• Achievement and standards
• Provision
• Leadership and management
• Professional and technical areas
•One of four inspection outcomes for overall effectiveness
Inspection reporting
The organisation has a high level of capacity for sustained improvement in the interest of all the learners. The ETI will monitor the organisation’s progress in addressing any area(s) for improvement through its annual scrutiny inspection.
Previously Outstanding or Very Good
•One of four inspection outcomes for overall effectiveness
Inspection reporting
The organisation demonstrates the capacity to identify and bring about improvement in the interest of all the learners. The ETI will monitor the organisation’s progress in addressing the area(s) for improvement through its annual scrutiny inspection.
Previously good
•One of four inspection outcomes for overall effectiveness
Inspection reporting
The organisation needs to address (an) important area(s) for improvement in the interest of all the learners. The ETI will monitor and report on the organisation’s progress in addressing the area(s) for improvement, which includes the need to produce an improvement plan, which will be the basis for a formal follow-up inspection within 12-18 months.
Previously satisfactory
• One of four inspection outcomes for overall
effectiveness
Inspection reporting
The organisation needs to address urgently the significant areas for improvement identified in the interest of all the learners. The ETI will monitor and report on the organisation’s progress in addressing the areas for improvement, which includes the need to produce an improvement plan, which will be the basis for a formal follow-up inspection within 12 -18 months.
Previously inadequate or unsatisfactory
What happens before inspection?
Letter of notification, 2 weeks prior to inspection
Immediately, the reporting inspector will contact the organisation via phone call – direct them to ETI website
Within a few days, RI will conduct a briefing, information re: learner questionnaire, data, and other inspection requirements
Immediately prior to inspection, organisation to email data and other inspection material to the ETI (RI)
ETI:• Reporting and deputy reporting inspector• Specialist inspectors for P&T areas > 10
learners• Essential skills inspector(s)• Care support and guidance inspector• Associate assessors, if required
Organisation:• BoG/M’c representatives • Senior management• Tutors, learners & employers • Organisation’s representative
DEL• Representative attends report back
Inspection Team
Day 1 to day 3•Presentation by senior management•Observation of sessions (P&T, ES + other)•Joint session observation (org. rep. + ETI)•Scrutinise learners’ work/files/PTPs•Meetings with key personnel•Review of care, support and guidance •Visit workplace training, meet employers•Focus groups with learners•Daily report backs to representative
Day 4 and 5•Moderation meeting, representative present•Report backs, DEL representative present
Inspection activities
• Representative attends all meetings including the moderation meeting during the inspection
• Spoken report back of main findings for each P&T area and for the organisation overall
• One of six performance levels used for each of the three key questions – S&O, QofP and L&M, and also for each P&T area inspected
• One of the four conclusions used for overall effectiveness
• Written SOKF and overall conclusion left with the organisation [provisional]
Inspection reporting
• Organisation (and DEL) receive a pre-publication copy of the report for factual accuracy check
• The RI considers any factual errors identified, and if necessary, discuss these with the organisation, making any required adjustments to the report prior to publication
• Report publishes on the ETI website, normally within 30 days of spoken report back
Published report
• If safeguarding is evaluated as unsatisfactory
• Safeguarding areas for improvement followed-up by
the ETI within 6 working weeks
• Short letter publishes on the ETI website
Safeguarding FUI
Inspection outcomes and what happens after inspection
Overall effectiveness outcome
Performance levels– P&T Follow-up process
In all of the P&T areas, the performance levels are either outstanding, very
good or good
Annual scrutiny inspection .
In one P&T area, there are important areas for
improvement
Follow-up inspection process integrated (if possible) with annual scrutiny inspection, only for P&T area .
The organisation has a high level of capacity for
sustained improvement in the interest of all the
learners
The organisation demonstrates the capacity to identify and bring about
improvement in the interests of all the learners
The organisation demonstrates the capacity to identify and bring about
improvement in the interests of all the learners
In all of the P&T areas, the performance levels are either outstanding, very
good or good
Annual scrutiny inspection .
Inspection outcomes and what happens after inspection
Overall effectiveness outcome
Inspection Outcomes – P&T Follow-up process
Annual scrutiny inspection integrated (if possible). with follow-up inspection process
Annual scrutiny inspection integrated (if possible). with follow-up inspection process
.
The organisation needs to address urgently the significant areas for
improvement identified in the interests of all the learners.
The organisation needs to address (an) important area(s) for improvement in the interest
of all the learners.
Please note, any P&T area(s) with performance levels less than good will also be included in the whole-organisation follow-up process