insufficient progress: progress has been either slow or insubstantial or both, and the demonstrable impact on learners has been negligible reasonable progress: action taken by the provider is already having a beneficial impact on learners and improvements are sustainable and are based on the provider’s thorough quality assurance procedures significant progress: progress has been rapid and is already having considerable beneficial impact on learners. Inspectors will also judge the following: ‘Has the college implemented appropriate measures to ensure that all learners are reasonably safeguarded and that it meets its statutory duty for safeguarding in relation to learners of this age group?’ Monitoring visits of 14 to 16 full-time provision will result in a published report. Re-inspection monitoring visits to inadequate providers Re-inspection monitoring visits to providers found to be inadequate overall are normally carried out within three weeks of the publication of the inspection report. Other follow-up monitoring visits will take place until the full re-inspection is completed, usually within 15 months of the publication date of the most recent full inspection report. The purpose of re-inspection monitoring visits is to: promote rapid improvement for all learners make clear to the provider, learners and other users what steps the provider has taken to improve the provision and how effective these have been inform the funding agencies, government departments and, where relevant, the Further Education Commissioner or equivalent of the progress made in improving provision for learners. The first visit will assess what steps the provider has taken to improve the weak areas identified in the inspection report and recommend priorities for further improvement. Follow-up visits will continue to assess the impact of measures to improve provision for learners and challenge the provider to improve. Ofsted will publish the findings and share them with funding agencies and the Further Education Commissioner or equivalent (as relevant). Monitoring visits are normally carried out by two inspectors and last up to two days. Inspectors will report against the areas for improvement by themes and will set out priorities for improvement against each theme.
insufficient progress: progress has been either slow or insubstantial or both, and the demonstrable impact on learners has been negligible reasonable progress: action taken by the provider is already having a beneficial impact on learners and improvements are sustainable and are based on the provider’s thorough quality assurance procedures significant progress: progress has been rapid and is already having considerable beneficial impact on learners. Inspectors will also judge the following: ‘Has the college implemented appropriate measures to ensure that all learners are reasonably safeguarded and that it meets its statutory duty for safeguarding in relation to learners of this age group?’ Monitoring visits of 14 to 16 full-time provision will result in a published report. Re-inspection monitoring visits to inadequate providers Re-inspection monitoring visits to providers found to be inadequate overall are normally carried out within three weeks of the publication of the inspection report. Other follow-up monitoring visits will take place until the full re-inspection is completed, usually within 15 months of the publication date of the most recent full inspection report. The purpose of re-inspection monitoring visits is to: promote rapid improvement for all learners make clear to the provider, learners and other users what steps the provider has taken to improve the provision and how effective these have been inform the funding agencies, government departments and, where relevant, the Further Education Commissioner or equivalent of the progress made in improving provision for learners. The first visit will assess what steps the provider has taken to improve the weak areas identified in the inspection report and recommend priorities for further improvement. Follow-up visits will continue to assess the impact of measures to improve provision for learners and challenge the provider to improve. Ofsted will publish the findings and share them with funding agencies and the Further Education Commissioner or equivalent (as relevant). Monitoring visits are normally carried out by two inspectors and last up to two days. Inspectors will report against the areas for improvement by themes and will set out priorities for improvement against each theme.
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