Understanding and Using the FES Toolkit To Your Advantage

Understanding and Using the FES Toolkit To Your Advantage

The Further Education and Skills Inspection Toolkit is used by inspectors to focus on the impact of the systems and processes that leaders use to support the continuous improvement and running of the organisation. At this helpful seminar we will provide guidance to Senior Leaders, Quality Managers and the Nominee on how the Further Education […]

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 Inclusion – Responding Effectively to Ofsted’s Expectations

Inclusion – Responding Effectively to Ofsted’s Expectations

The recent introduction of Ofsted’s revised inspection framework has firmly shone the spotlight of inspection onto Inclusion.  Although Inclusion has always been considered in an inspection, it was embedded within other aspects of provision; recruitment, participation, equality, diversity or achievement. Inclusion isn’t about any one single initiative – inspectors want to see how well training […]

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 Developing A Robust Apprenticeship Training Plan

Developing A Robust Apprenticeship Training Plan

The training plan outlines how the apprentice will be supported to successfully achieve the apprenticeship. It must be signed by the apprentice, their employer and the provider and all parties must retain a current signed and dated version. A compliant training plan is a complex document and during the course of our audit work, we […]

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 Producing the Annual Report of the Audit & Risk Committee

Producing the Annual Report of the Audit & Risk Committee

The DfE, through the Financial Handbook for ITPs, require or recommend that all providers with a DfE income exceeding £1m should establish an Audit & Risk Committee (ARC).  The DfE also recommend that the Audit & Risk Committee should publish its own Annual Report. At this seminar, we will be: Reminding ourselves of DfE requirements […]

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