Since the previous inspection, leaders and managers have been successful in further raising the quality of education. They have diligently focused on all aspects of provision to rectify any weaknesses identified through their effective quality assurance processes.
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Leaders are ambitious for all students, including those in receipt of high needs funding. They use their close understanding of skills needs to provide ambitious programmes of learning that give students the academic, technical and life skills they need to move on to positive destinations successfully. For example, A-level business teachers work with employers to develop students’ negotiation and time management skills and enhance their personal resilience. Students quickly acquire the skills and knowledge valued in the workplace and higher education and are prepared well for the future. Consequently, a high proportion of students move on to their intended next steps in learning or work successfully.
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Leading by example, the chief executive, senior leadership team and governors have worked with strength and determination to enable learners and apprentices, including those on subcontracted provision, to be successful in all aspects of their learning and personal development. Leaders and governors have created a high performing culture which brings out the best in everyone, where staff feel valued and morale is high. Leaders have a clear sense of purpose in meeting the educational and skills needs of the communities and industry-related sectors that the college seeks to serve.
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Leaders, managers and teachers have designed a highly ambitious ‘super curriculum’. This significantly extends students’ knowledge and skills beyond the required taught curriculum. Directed independent learning tasks engage students with the world of work. These tasks involve activities, challenges or tasks set by teachers. In politics and religious studies, students run a model United Nations event. At this event, students research and work through countries’ different responses to the war in Ukraine. Chemistry students select ‘molecule of the month’. They then present their findings to classmates. Drama students consider the skills involved in writing plays. As a result, students broaden and deepen their knowledge and understanding of topics.
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