ALI Chief Inspector’s Report and Skills for Life
The report concludes that Adult Skills need higher priority and that the Skills for Life programme is not yet meeting the needs of the most disadvantaged adults
Main Tag: Inspection & Quality
Key Documents Linked to the Teaching of English
Ofsted and QCA have recently published documents that will be of interest to teachers of literacy/English
Skills for Life in Colleges:one year on
Ofsted report on the Government’s Skills for Life Strategy
Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement
Document outlining the RARPA approach to recognising and recording progress and achievement
in non-accredited learning
Consultation on Inspection Published
Consultation paper on proposals to have a single inspectorate for children and learners
Quality Improvement and Self-Assessment
What are the characteristics of a robust self-assessment report? This document from LSC offers guidance on self-assessment and quality improvement
Quality Improvement and Self Assessment
A new Learning and Skills Council document that sets out guidance for providers on self assessment and quality improvement
Review of Skills for Life Training in the Armed Forces
A summary of the main findings from the recent ALI inspection of initial training in the armed forces
Changes in inspection, what they mean for you
A publication from the Adult Learning Inspectorate to enable providers to prepare themselves for inspections from the 1st of April 2005
Examples of Good Practice in Skills for Life Provision
More examples of good practice in Skills for Life provision are now available from the Excalibur Good Practice database on the Adult Learning Inspectorate website
National Audit Office confirms that 750K target has been reached
A National Audit Office report on improving adult literacy, numeracy and language has confirmed estimated figures that the Government has achieved its Public Service Agreement target to increase the skills of 750,000 adults by 2004
Why Colleges Succeed and Why Colleges Fail
Two reports now available from OFSTED looking at why colleges fail and why they succeed