Safeguarding
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The role of a course leader
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Good practice in business education
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Target Setting – Good Practice in Raising Achievement
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How does a good college become an outstanding college? The short answer is that learners’ achievements must improve from good to outstanding. Typically, at this end of the inspection cycle, colleges which are outstanding will have overall success rates of well over 70% for level 1, 2 and 3 long courses for both learners aged 16 – 18 and for adults. The overall weighted average success rate for these six categories taken together is likely to be over 75%....
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Those of us who have been on the receiving end of a long, boring lecture or training session will appreciate the use of teaching methods which encourage the full involvement of participants in the learning process....
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How effectively can subject leaders at all levels clearly direct improvement and promote high quality education and training..
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When discussing what makes a very good lesson with other inspectors the usual response is “Well, you know it when you see it!” or “It hits you between the eyes”...
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During my first year in the Inspectorate I remember observing a lesson and writing something along the lines of ‘a very boring approach’. My line manager’s prompt response to this very naïve statement was; ‘but was there any learning going on?’
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Sir Cyril Taylor’s announcement last week that there are 17,000 poor teachers and there are 400,000 children who are having their education wrecked, needs some serious consideration
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