Closing Session

1. Closing Session • Feedback from “Theme Park session • Common Inspection Framework-September 2012 • Inspection • The “Julie’s” • Teaching and Learning Improvement Strategy • Tutor Development

2. Feedback from theme park session • Initial Assessment (Alison) • Equality and Diversity (Helen) • Impact for Learners-Evidence (Maxine) • RARPA (Karen) • ILPs (Sue) • Dealing with difficult situations and challenging behaviour (Richard) • Functional Skills (Susannah) • Safeguarding (Andy) • New tutors (Julie) Closing session

3. Common Inspection Framework September 2012 Outcomes for Learners • all learners achieve and make progress relative to their starting points and learning goals • achievement gaps are narrowing between different groups of learners • learners develop personal, social and employability skills • learners progress to courses leading to higher-level qualifications and into jobs that meet local and national needs. Closing session

4. Quality of teaching, learning and assessment • learners benefit from high expectations, engagement, care, support and motivation from staff • staff use their skills and expertise to plan and deliver teaching, learning and support to meet each learner’s needs • staff initially assess learners’ starting points and monitor their progress, set challenging tasks, and build on and extend learning for all learners • learners understand how to improve as a result of frequent, detailed and accurate feedback from staff following assessment of their learning • teaching and learning develop English, mathematics and functional skills, and support the achievement of learning goals and career aims • appropriate and timely information, advice and guidance supports learning effectively • equality and diversity are promoted through teaching and learning Closing session

5. Changes to inspection • Only consider a provider to be outstanding for overall effectiveness, if they have outstanding teaching, learning and assessment • Introduce a new judgement of ‘requires improvement’ • Introduce earlier re-inspection of learning and skills providers judged as ‘requires improvement’ • Limit the number of times a provider can be judged as ‘requires improvement’ for overall effectiveness • Reduce the notice period for inspections • Safeguarding and equality and diversity no longer a limiting grade Closing session

6. And the winner is…………….. The “Julie’s” The ACLS Creativity Awards • Best Creative Individual Learning Plan • Most Unique Teaching Activity • Most Effective Method of Embedding E & D • Most inventive use of IT in a venue without IT • Special Award: Most forward thinking teaching and learning development of the year • Results at the Teaching and Learning Day Spring 2013– Red carpet, fabulous prize, name in lights and all Closing session

7. How To Enter • Nominate someone else • Nominate yourself • Send details to Julie by February 1st 2013 • ACLS will be looking out for nominations as we go about our observations and visits • Details sent to email group and on web site

8. Teaching and Learning Improvement Strategy • Handout • Also on web site • Why? What it’s for • What it is, what it’s not • Contact Julie for discussion, questions, comments Closing session

9. Tutor Meetings 2012-2013 • Handout • Also on web site • Dates • Times • Venues • Topics • Questions? • Comments? Closing session