‘Outstanding. The training event of the year!’
Vice Principal, St. Brendans College, Bristol

‘Essential advice from a practising inspector that will give you a holistic approach to reflecting on your current practice and developing a comprehensive plan of action to prepare for inspection.’
Assistant Principal, North Hertfordshire College

Exceptional value for money. I have never felt so ready for an inspection! I would highly recommend this course.’ Dave Malachi – Newnham College London

‘This has been the most valuable program I have been on in years’ Paul Cox – Vice Principal Curriculum, Peterborough Regional College

‘Really informative – some great real life examples and sharing of best practice’ Amber Orsborn Smith – Curriculum & Innovation Manager, Nacro

‘An excellent presenter! This course has made be feel more prepared and confident to lead an inspection’ Preeya Buckley – Quality & Performance Manager, Staffordshire County Council

‘This course should be mandatory for all nominees! Thank you’ Samantha Wilson – Director of Operations, Woodspeen Training

‘Excellent relevant information. Couldn’t suggest any improvements!’ Grainne O’Reilly – Head of Curriculum, William Morris College

‘Excellent useful information – clear and helpful. Good anecdotal examples that make issues clear and real. Helpful individual advice’ Perdita Mousley – Principal, Freeman College

‘Love the story telling as it brings scenarios to life.  Great handouts and content! Felt hugely supported now and post course’ Stephanie Powell, Schools & Apprenticeship Manager – KFC

‘Lots of good advice and ideas. Very impressed by the individual responses and follow up advice’ Cath Robinson, Programme Leader Learner Progress – RNIB College Loughborough

‘Very Informative and useful to have the perspective from the Inspector side. The stories and questions helped to bring the training to life’ Emma Barrett – Lifetime Training

‘Detailed, enjoyable and engaged throughout. Exceeded all my expectations’ Charlotte Fryer, Community Learning and Skills – Kent County Council

‘Excellent. A very experienced trainer with very helpful personal examples’ Anu Chanda – Surrey Adult Learning

‘This is an excellent course, the teaching style enabled us to grasp Ofsted requirements and generate ideas to help each other’ Heather Wilby – Birmingham Community Healthcare, NHS Foundation

‘Outstanding. The training event of the year!’ Vice Principal – St. Brendans College

‘Excellent. Book yourself on’ Head of Quality –Stockton Riverside College

This 2.5 hour workshop will be of interest to anyone who contributes towards the Governance or Leadership functions within a Learning Provider.  Typically these would be the Board of Governors and other senior management.

Inspectors will satisfy themselves that those responsible for governance understand their responsibilities and are ensuring that these are carried out appropriately within the provider.

It is suitable for all FE & Skills organisations subject to inspection by Ofsted under the Education Inspection Framework.  This includes Colleges, WBL and ACL providers and some 6th Forms.

This workshop is heavily biased towards the FE & Skills sector inspections. The content in respect of presenting evidence, questioning and challenging findings is highly relevant to everyone in the sector.  But it is not intended for staff from schools or academies, which are not subject to the Education Inspection Framework.

Inspectors will seek evidence of the impact of those responsible for governance. They will determine whether they provide confident, strategic leadership and create strong accountability for and oversight and assurance of the educational performance to ensure continuous and sustainable improvement.

Inspectors will satisfy themselves that those responsible for governance understand their responsibilities and are ensuring that these are carried out appropriately within the provider.

This workshop has been based on the requirements of the EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook implemented on 1 September 2019 and is still effective.

Boards of Governors and other senior management attending this course will better understand and recognise:

• The need for strong Leadership
• The requirement for good Governance
• The need for Accountability
• The requirement for good Governance
•  for Leadership
• The requirement for oversight and assurance of the educational performance
• The strengths and weaknesses of their own provision
• The benefits of contributing to the strategic direction
• The benefits of providing a challenging, yet supportive environment, in which to hold senior leaders and managers to account
• The need to constantly improve the quality of learning and the supporting systems
• The requirement for effective performance management systems

The Chief Course Leader is an Ofsted Inspector who was selected to continue to inspect with Ofsted after its September 2015 “cull”. He has personally taken part in hundreds of Ofsted inspections and is acknowledged as a leading authority within the Ofsted community. He is also the recent Chair of a College Governing Body and was the Chief Executive of one of the largest UK specialist Training Providers. He is an excellent communicator, with a wealth of practical experience and outstanding theoretical knowledge at his fingertips.

All of our Course Leaders are highly experienced and either currently carry out work as Ofsted Inspectors, or have recently done so. They have significant experience of the current Ofsted inspection arrangements and have completed a significant number of college, provider and adult inspections, both short and long.

Inspectors will seek evidence of the impact of those responsible for governance. They will determine whether they provide confident, strategic leadership and create strong accountability for and oversight and assurance of educational performance to ensure continuous and sustainable improvement.  Inspectors will satisfy themselves that those responsible for governance understand their responsibilities and are ensuring that these are carried out appropriately within the provider.

This workshop has been designed for Boards of Governors and other senior management responsible for Governance and Leadership.  It has been updated to include the requirements of the EIF and Ofsted FE Handbook implemented on 1 September 2019 and is still effective.

Through explanations and discussions, the course will cover:

• The need for strong Leadership
• The requirement for good Governance
• The need for Accountability
• The requirement for good Governance
•  for Leadership
• The requirement for oversight and assurance of the educational performance
• The strengths and weaknesses of their own provision
• The benefits of contributing to the strategic direction
• The benefits of providing a challenging, yet supportive environment, in which to hold senior leaders and managers to account
• The need to constantly improve the quality of learning and the supporting systems
• The requirement for effective performance management systems
• The need to understand and comply with statutory responsibilities
• The need for the provision and maintenance of a clear audit train comprising easily accessible and irrefutable evidence of compliance with all of the key areas

This training workshop, along with most of our other best practice training workshops, can be delivered as an internal training course at your premises. Even with groups as small as 6 delegates, the course fees per person for internal training workshops can be lower than for open events. The potential savings are even greater, if the travel time and the travel costs of the delegates are included.

Running training workshops internally is very convenient many of our clients and allows the participants to explore how key issues will impact on them and their organisation. Then as a team they can begin to agree upon development action plans and assign priorities. This approach is favoured by many of our clients as it combines a high quality service with excellent value for money and is a highly effective route for staff development.

In-House Course for Staff Training and Development

This course is recognised for CPD purposes by most professional institutes and associations including the Law Society, the CIM, the CMI, the Institute of Leadership and Management, the ICAEW, the Institute of Learning and the CIPD. Formal Certificates of Professional Development will be issued to delegates who successfully complete this course. These certificates will enable participants to evidence the update of their CPD records. The workshop will consider how to best apply the knowledge gained by the delegates upon their return to the workplace. This element of the programme is designed to maximise the benefits of attending and enable participants to make valued judgements when recording CPD activities.