What does the provider need to do to improve?
- Improve the quality of teachers’ developmental feedback on a minority of courses so that learners know how to improve their work and achieve the standards of which they are capable.
- Continue to ensure that all apprentices achieve their qualifications successfully and in a timely manner.
- Ensure that all adult learners are aware of the additional enrichment activities available to them through the college so that they benefit from opportunities to further develop their personal and social interests.
What does the provider need to do to improve?
- Continue to improve students’ attendance and punctuality, especially for those on GCSE courses and level 1 vocational study programmes, by taking effective action when students are absent or late to their lessons.
- Managers and trainer/assessors must improve target-setting and progress reviews for apprentices to ensure that more apprentices complete their programme within the planned period.
- Leaders should swiftly identify the reasons for the consistently poor performance of students on some level 3 vocational study programmes and take urgent corrective action.
Areas for improvement
The college should address:
- retention rates on a few courses.
What should be improved
- number of student grades higher than predicted by general certificate of secondary education (GCSE) scores
- key skills provision
- suitability of accommodation for theory, independent living skills and visual and performing arts students
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