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Jed Keenan Inspection Report Recommendations 31 October 2020 Last Updated: 21 January 2021 Hits: 1745

Make sure that teaching is consistently good on ESOL programmes, leading to good outcomes for these learners.
Work closer with employers and stakeholders to make sure they are involved in designing and teaching the curriculum.

Reduce the regional variations which exist in achievement.
Improve lesson observation summaries to ensure that the differences between good and outstanding teaching, learning and assessment are clear and distinguishable.
Build upon the better practices in information, advice and guidance to inform overall improvement.
Sharpen target setting for students.
Instigate professional development to embed the improvements needed to move from good to outstanding.
Employ more modern techniques to enhance learning, capture data and attract new members with new ideas into the organisation from an even greater range of backgrounds.

Insufficient participation of men
Insufficient sharing of good practice
Under-developed arrangements to monitor and report learners’ success on non-accredited courses
Inadequate formal arrangements to monitor learners’ progression

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maintain the impetus of change
establish effective quality assurance arrangements
enhance tutors’ skills for literacy and language provision
ensure all tutors share the association’s renewed vision
build on the skills of volunteers and link them to the renewed vision
provide support for all learners
rebalance provision towards widening participation in learning, including the workplace programme, and develop governance to reflect this balance and vision
enhance and effectively establish the scrutiny roles of trustees and committee members
develop closer monitoring of current provision at district and national level