1. developing people, improving young lives Self Evaluation & Inspection Jeff Williams Head of Quality & Inspection UCET Annual Conference 2007

2. developing people, improving young lives Context and background Increased focus on self-evaluation and benchmarking up to 2006 Requests from providers for common document and guidance Must link to Ofsted drivers and coherence in inspection planning Reducing burdens and bureaucracy – initial tension? Focus group : purpose and developments

3. developing people, improving young lives Rationale SED allows providers to demonstrate how well you evaluate provision Fundamental purpose : to provide structure and format for data currently collected, and to record existing evaluations Does not replace the need for Strategic / Improvement Plans Non-statutory in nature – information presented as annexes, and current data and evidence can remain if fit for purpose ITT based – L&S sector is developing alongside Focus on outcomes and impact

4. developing people, improving young lives Current areas of focus in the SED Context of provision Main Priorities for Improvement Compliance check Standards Grades Selection Data Training and Assessment Value Added by the Training Management & Quality Assurance Overall Effectivness Capacity to Improve Further

5. developing people, improving young lives Issues emerging for some providers Grading of trainees Availability of trend and historic data Moderation and validation of evaluation judgements Selection data and evaluating potential

6. developing people, improving young lives To support the process Further discussion at TDA-Ofsted Conferences : December 4 & 6 Provider views via joint TDA-Ofsted consultation : January-March 2008 Regional TDA workshops : January 2008 TDA Data Profile for all providers (by route and phase) TDA Consultancy – ongoing; specific if requested

7. developing people, improving young lives Jeff Williams Jeff.Williams@tda.gov.uk

8. developing people, improving young lives Possible discussion points Is it reasonable to ask for all providers to send their on-going self- evaluation annually? Is the timing (to fit in with inspection requirements) feasible? To what extent will existing systems and documentation need refining? What issues spring to mind – and what additional guidance would be helpful?