Improve learners’ attendance and punctuality on the courses where it is too low.
On ESOL courses, adapt teaching and checking of learners’ understanding so learners with lower English language skills learn how to use the new vocabulary taught.
Implement strategies to help young learners understand and meet the expectations for their behaviour and conduct.
Set meaningful targets for learners with high needs, linked to their EHC plans, and accurately monitor learners’ progress towards achieving their targets.
Leaders should ensure that learners and apprentices are aware of the enrichment opportunities available at the college to improve participation in these activities.
Leaders should ensure that teachers of mainstream subjects make consistent use of EHC plan outcomes to plan a bespoke curriculum for learners with high needs that enables learners to develop their independence and the skills they need for work and adult life.
In a minority of apprenticeship programmes, teachers should improve their sequencing of the curriculum to ensure apprentices develop basic knowledge before learning more-complex topics.