Quality assuring specialist FE provision

Are you responsible for quality assurance in your college? Would it be helpful to review good practice in quality assurance in specialist FE?

This online interactive training is for managers and staff with responsibility for quality assuring specialist SEND provision. This training will consider how to:

• develop a quality cycle for a pathway / curriculum area.
• combine different quality assurance activities to build a rounded, accurate picture of the quality of your provision
• identify and put in place improvement actions where needed
• promote a whole-college approach to quality activities involving staff and including learners wherever possible.
• use data to inform quality improvement

The purpose of this training is to:

• examine the importance of establishing a shared understanding of what constitutes quality provision at different levels of the organisation and look at ways to achieve that
• support you, as a manager, to assess the quality of provision against agreed standards
• explore the effective deployment of different quality assurance tools and strategies
• look at how to combine different quality assurance activities into an overall approach that builds a holistic view of the quality of provision
• examine ways to record data and analyse quality assurance findings
• make effective links between quality assurance and quality improvement.

Session one

This session will: 

• consider how to establish an effective quality team
• explore how to plan an appropriate quality cycle of activities covering all aspects of the learner journey
• support you to produce and use a set of effective quality assurance ‘tools’ to monitor key aspects of the provision
• consider the need to cover all aspects of the curriculum including the work of support staff and therapists

Session two

This session will: 

• provide the opportunity for feedback on the use of the quality ‘tools’ from session one
• explore how to produce effective quality reports
• examine the use of data in quality assurance including in self-assessment reports and quality improvement plans
• explore how to link quality assurance to quality improvement, timely training, and performance management.

Audience

Staff who have an internal quality assurance role for SEND provision, including pathway leads, curriculum managers, quality managers.

Format

This online interactive training is delivered in two half day sessions allowing time in between to carry out quality assurance activities discussed in the first session. There will be opportunities for attendees to work in small groups and share experience.

Cost

The below cost is for each attendee. All attendees need to register separately. Booking below will register you for both sessions.

This cost covers the whole course (two sessions).

• Natspec members £120 +VAT
• Natspec affiliates £165 +VAT
• Non-members £195 +VAT

Your invoice will be available immediately.

This training is also available as an in-house programme. For further information please complete our Expression of Interest form.

Details of other training courses offered by Natspec can be found on our website.

Book your place

Booking below will register you for both sessions.

This training is intended for a mixed group of participants from different settings. If you have a group of staff who require this training, our in-house training offer, which can be customised to your setting, will suit you better.

If you find that you cannot attend, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can make the space available for others.

By booking a place you understand that, unless otherwise stated, cancellations made 5 working days or less will be charged at full price. Please ensure you read our cancellation terms and conditions prior to booking.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting. Please keep this somewhere accessible and check your spam folder before contacting qualitysupport@natspec.org.uk with any issues.

It is the attendee’s responsibility to ensure they can attend Zoom training sessions. If you are unfamiliar with Zoom or wish to test your system is compatible, please use the test meeting facility. Please also regularly ensure you have the latest version.