Sentences with phrase «quality of provision»

«A deeper challenge to reliability is the weight given to inspection outcomes when making judgements about the overall quality of provision by schools.

For example, we can't be judged on the GCSE measure because so many of our kids don't sit those exams, but from my point of view it's important that the government evaluates quality of all provision and not just mainstream education.»

Earlier this year, Paul Joyce, deputy director of FE and Skills at Ofsted raised concernsthat the area review process is «taking the focus off the day job», putting quality of provision at risk.

Ms Morgan said: «The vast majority of schools already make provision for PSHE and while the Government agrees that making PSHE statutory would give it equal status with other subjects, the Government is concerned that this would do little to tackle the most pressing problems with the subject, which are to do with the variable quality of its provision, as evidenced by Ofsted's finding that 40 % of PSHE teaching is less than good.

Sir Christopher is worried by the quality of provision issues like «coping with teenagers», as Harman puts it, raise.

The report, published today, claims widespread weaknesses exist in the quality of provision for children with special educational needs in England, with many pupils put into the category because of poor teaching.

This is due to the eligibility criteria for the policy, the capacity of the sector, and the quality of provision which can be offered under the funding rates provided.»

However, this can be time consuming and haphazard in terms of the quality of provision under scrutiny.

Membership is widely regarded as a hallmark of ethical and quality management, with all that implies for the quality of the provision managed.

However there is a significant challenge to make sure that the quality of provision for young learners is paramount.

«Careers services have been decimated in recent years and funding removed, and it is incredibly difficult for schools to gain accurate access to full information about what is available and the quality of that provision.»

Ofsted highlighted the college's leadership and learning for special mention, stating in the report that leaders and managers had «successfully reversed the decline in standards», and that the college's chief executive officer (CEO) had been «instrumental in driving the substantial improvements in the quality of the provision and in the college's finances,» helping ensure a «secure and sustainable future for the college.»

Most of the schools in this latest survey did assure the quality of the provision reasonably well, but there are risks involved in this situation, particularly as many of the pupils who attend alternative provision are the most vulnerable and disenfranchised in our education system.»

It removes the paperwork, allows ease of information pertaining to quality of provision to be shared and above all, provides a platform peer review and support, stripping back a process that on occasions can seem too over-blown, bureaucratic and centred on a reporting output rather than a process of improvement.

Ensuring that the accountability for monitoring the quality of provision permeates throughout the merged organisation is an obvious starting point.

Hubs work to identify areas of least engagement and ensure diversity, as well as enhancing the quality of provision in their area.

Sensory rooms and resources are here to say and can have a dramatic effect on the quality of provision but to impact on learning it isn't enough to provide the resources, they need to be part of the school's overall vision to raise standards.

When discussing changes that should be made to improve practice in schools, along with the role that the SENCO can play, delegates called for additional training for all staff to support Quality First Teaching and clarify the intervention pro is a lack of SEN continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities for staff, which effectively hampers early identification, quality of provision and opportunities for early intervention.

A guide to school inspections, developed by nasen and leading SENCOs, offers support in this area to help ensure SENCOs can begin to address those issues that will directly address the quality of provision in their setting as part of a whole school structured approach to meeting all children's needs.

In the Ofsted Common Inspection Framework, it's covered under «Effective Leadership and Management»: «Evaluate the quality of the provision and outcomes through robust self - assessment, taking account of users» views, and use the findings to develop capacity for sustainable improvement.»

«This new board will allow more specific consideration of how ITE programmes will raise the quality of provision — attracting the right people with the right qualifications and an aptitude for teaching, to enter the profession.

The legal framework in relation to the code of practice indicated that under Section 25 of the Children and Families Act 2014 local authorities (Schools) should ensure integration between educational provision, health and social care provisions, where this would promote wellbeing and improve the quality of provision for disabled young people and those with SEN. (page 38 of the Code of Practice).

An Ofsted report from July 2017 states: «Leaders and managers have implemented well thought - out improvement strategies, which they have applied rigorously to rapidly improve the quality of the provision».

Self - assessment and improvement planning is covered under «Effective Leadership and Management» in the CIF, which says to... «evaluate the quality of the provision and outcomes through robust self - assessment, taking account of users» views, and use the findings to develop capacity for sustainable improvement».

Workforce development is not just about improving the quality of provision, but also supporting those professionals who need to extend their abilities to become the adaptive flexible thinkers that schools, and their pupils, need.

CPD not only improves the quality of provision by arming teachers with the knowledge, expertise and skills to develop their own provisions and become effective» teachers of SEND», but also supports those professionals who need to extend their abilities to become the adaptive, flexible thinkers that schools and their pupils need.

I can't see how it would be reasonable to forcibly convert any good or outstanding school regardless of which local authority they are maintained by since the assumption would be that they are getting what support they need to maintain the quality of their provision.

Among the eight KPIs, another relates to the number of academies falling below the government's exam floor standard, or being rated inadequate within their first two years of opening, giving an incentive for RSCs to ensure the quality of provision.

«Two years after Ofsted warned that E-Act was failing to take effective action to improve standards in many of its schools, we find out that the quality of provision for too many pupils in these academies is still not good enough.»

We found that found that half of the 154 private providers used by 16 trusts do not have individual Ofsted reports, raising serious questions about the quality of provision on offer relative to its cost.

Announced earlier in the year, the joint inspections are designed to uncover the quality of provision across the country, They will cover schools as well as other services, such as hospitals and the police.

The Academy Council will perform the function of local governance, working closely with senior leaders, to provide challenge and support to the school, and to provide assurances for the quality of provision and standards.

They are responsible for the education of over 2500 children and young people, and they hold the schools accountable for the quality of provision and outcomes.

It expressed concerns about «low standards and weaknesses» in the quality of provision for secondary - aged pupils in all four black country boroughs.

This measure alone is far too closely linked to the prior attainment of pupils at the school — something that is particularly apparent in selective areas — to be a fair indication of the quality of provision in the school.

The recommendation is based on the quality of the provision that is given by the school.

Maintain the quality of provision to company standards as well as awarding bodies and other regulatory bodies standards

It is important that schools have established procedures / protocols for liaising with these services and bodies in order to optimise the quality of provision for pupils with special educational needs at the individual, group or whole - school level.

It is important that schools have established procedures / protocols for liaising with these services and bodies in order to optimise the quality of provision for students with special educational needs at the individual, group or whole - school level.

Indeed, there is strong evidence from independent sources that the benefits of ECEC are moderated by the quality of provision [1].