| The Journey to Grade 1 - Excellence | |||
| 28 Sep 2010 | WS2577 | £259 | London Euston |
| 29 Sep 2010 | WS2578 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 30 Sep 2010 | WS2579 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 15 Feb 2011 | WS3738 | £259 | London Euston |
| 16 Feb 2011 | WS3739 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 17 Feb 2011 | WS3740 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| 18 Feb 2011 | WS3741 | £249 | Manchester City Centre |
| 14 Jun 2011 | WS3742 | £259 | London Euston |
| 15 Jun 2011 | WS3743 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 16 Jun 2011 | WS3744 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| 17 Jun 2011 | WS3745 | £249 | Manchester City Centre |
| 27 Sep 2011 | WS3746 | £259 | London Euston |
| 28 Sep 2011 | WS3747 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 29 Sep 2011 | WS3748 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| 30 Sep 2011 | WS3749 | £249 | Manchester City Centre |
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Understanding the key areas & actions that deliver success
Organisations do not achieve Excellence or Grade 1 at Ofsted Inspection without specific and determined effort. Research by Ofsted has shown that there are a number of consistent and particular performance areas which high performing organisations have focused on to achieve their success. Whilst approaches within the key areas have differed, focus on them nevertheless appears to be pivotal in achieving performance that is truly Excellent or Grade 1.
This workshop does not pretend to guarantee grade 1 inspection results but it will help participants analyse key performance areas and the types of action that can be taken to deliver significant improvement. There are no simple routes to achieving success, but this workshop will help managers develop greater clarity about what they need to do, how, where, when and why.
For Whom
This intense and highly interactive workshop has been designed to help senior managers in colleges and other training organisations to:
- benchmark the organisation’s current approach to achieving excellence, against established proven ways of achieving excellence
- reflect on and identify how they might improve the approach.
It is especially suited to those managers and organisations new to inspected training provision and/or those looking to improve performance above satisfactory or good levels.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of this workshop is to help participants develop a very clear understanding of the factors which drive excellent performance and explore ways in which excellence can be achieved.
As a result of attending this workshop participants will be able to describe and explain with greater clarity:
- how overall organisation effectiveness is promoted through clear vision, promotion of high standards, productive partnerships and the ability to raise both staff and learner expectations/aspirations to promote an excellence culture
- how robust self-assessment, data management and challenging target setting, contribute to raising achievement levels
- how improving teaching and training quality has greater impact when linked to robust people performance management, including effective staff development
- how learner progress monitoring and well developed learner support systems, promote achievement
- how important management skills are and what types of these skills are required at all levels to ensure excellence
- how the design of the curriculum enables organisational success
- how the range of barriers which can impede the achievement of excellence, and how these barriers can be addressed.
Content
The workshop will explore what ‘clarity of vision’ means, and how this is linked to organisation curriculum design and the behaviour of senior managers, including the raising of staff and learner expectations and aspirations. The importance of and what is meant by, a skilled middle management which creates unity of purpose, enables autonomy and accountability and delivers effective communication, will also be analysed. The role of ‘consultation processes’ within the overall communications approach, and the role of manager skills investment will be analysed.
The role of accessible, accurate and easily understood performance data that is owned by staff at all levels, will be investigated, as will target setting for all processes and key indicators; how governors/trustees/board members play a part in creating success and how organisations create an inclusive environment. The role in achieving success of specific learner journey processes, such as recruitment, progress reviewing and tracking, as well as learner/learning support, will be evaluated along with the value of reducing paperwork.
The curriculum content in relation to range and relevance (to employers and learners) of courses will also be assessed, along with management willingness to act promptly to remove provision which cannot match the competition where demand appears to be low.
The workshop will explore the importance of effective observation, including peer observation, as a tool to promote improvement in teaching and training skills and the significance of this being linked into effective people-management processes. This includes processes focused on staff recruitment, recognising and rewarding skills and continuous professional development. In other words, how a teaching excellence culture is fostered.
The workshop will also review the importance of analysing the quality of the learners’ whole learning experience, and the value of seeing them as customers who are entitled to a rewarding learning experience, rather than see them as passive qualification consumers.
The significance of management structures in generating success and the problems associated with changing these structures will be explored; there will be consideration of whether management ‘behaviour’ is more important than structure and examination of the value of working with external partners and organisations.
The types of barriers organisations will need to remove, if sustainable success is to be achieved, will be reviewed throughout the workshop
Learning will be facilitated through:
- interactive discussions,
- practical group problem solving exercises,
- case study analysis
- individual learning activities
- tutor feedback to individuals
- group and individual problem solving exercises
- encouraging participants to compare and analyse the suggested action to improve organisation performance demonstrated in the workshop, with their experience of action to improve organisation performance.
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- The Journey to Grade 1 - Excellence
Certificates of Professional Development.
Formal Certificates of Development will be issued, by post, to participants who complete this workshop. These certificates will detail the key learning aims and the face-to-face learning hours undertaken, enabling participants to update their CPD records and logs accordingly. The workshop also allows time, during the day, for participants to reflect on and record their personal learning development and consider how best to apply the knowledge gained on return to work. This element of the programme is designed to maximise the benefits from attending and enable participants to make better review judgments when recording their CPD activities.