1. Sussex Coast College Hastings Inspiring futures : Changing lives From Inadequate to Recovery Sussex Coast College Hastings Response to OFSTED April Carrol Deputy Principa l

2. About me 22 years in Further Education Experience of working in four FE colleges Consultancy business owner Additional inspector since 2005 SSA6 and SSA15 Core Aspect inspector inspecting L&M and Quality of Teaching, Learning and Assessment

3. Sussex Coast College Hastings £19 million income Higher Education 230 FTEs Work Based Learning 300 apprentices Small International provision 14 subject sector areas Approx 200 established teaching staff £100m new build in 2010 2008 inspection grade 3

4. External Operational Context Hastings & Rother High Deprivation Pockets NEETS Average A* – C grades 57% Academies School 6FC Sixth Form College

5. Internal Operational Context SCCH Low GCSE point score 20% LDD 38% from most deprived wards 64% on long level 3

6. SCCH in November 2011 New Principal in post since January 2011 No monitoring of core business Focus on new build and commercial activities New curriculum management structure No self-assessment report

7. Inspection Outcome November 2011 Inadequate Grade 4  Capacity to Improve  Overall Effectiveness  Outcomes for Learners  SSA 2 Science & Maths  SSA14 Prep for Life  Work based Learning  Quality of Provision  Leadership and Management

8. Impact of Inspection November 2011 What? I don’t believe it!

9. Impact of Inspection “Why haven’t you sacked them all?” Staff morale rock bottom Loss of trust between Governors and SLT

10. OFSTED Recommendations Improve success rates Improve success rates for work-based learners Provide training for lesson observers… Improve quality and use of initial assessment…lessons are planned to meet the needs of all learners Develop staff confidence in implementing policies in E & D, student support and teaching and learning Implement a clear additional learning support strategy Develop a better range of provision at foundation level and involve employers Prepare students better for progression … Ensure governors and staff at all levels take responsibility for monitoring the effectiveness of their work…

11. A New World Order… A fundamental review of quality and student facing processes “Student First” ethos Improve teaching and learning Improve access to tutorial support Monitoring of performance at all levels Accountability of management at all levels Increased scrutiny at SLT and Governor level

12. The SCCH Vision For Learning STUDENTS LEARNING ASSESSMENT TEACHING/TRAINING EVALUATION

13. Underpinned by:  Teacher Refresher Programme  Observer Qualifying Programme  Drop-in graded observations  Internal Inspections  Embedding Equality and Diversity  Sharing good practice Continuing Professional Development

14. “A remarkable turnaround” OFSTED January 2013

15. Curriculum Grades – January 2013 Subject areas graded for the quality of teaching learning and assessment Inspection Grade Jan 2013 SAR 2011/12 Inspection Grade Nov 2011 Science234 Mathematics234 Building and Construction233 Hairdressing and beauty therapy23- Sport, leisure and recreation22- Foundation English234 Foundation mathematics334 Apprenticeships224

16. Inspection Outcomes – January 2013 Overall Effectiveness Grade 3 Requires Improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Grade 2 Good Leadership and management Grade 2 Good

17. Impact of Inspection January 2013? What a result!

18. “Improving the quality of our outcomes” Key improvements targeted for 2012/13: Success rate improvement Improved value added Improved high grade outcomes Improved learning, assessment and teaching profile Improved destination outcomes

19. Questions?