The B2W Group received its first Ofsted monitoring visit during the 24th-25th April 2019. Monitoring visits are a type of inspection that explores one or more specific themes. The purpose of monitoring visits is to assess progress against these themes and to promote improvement and assess risk. The two-day visit themes included the apprenticeship and adult learning provision and had a particular focus on the Safeguarding policies and procedures put in place.
Ofsted uses the following progress judgements for monitoring visits:
- 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.
Each area received ‘reasonable progress’
The B2W Group received ‘reasonable progress’ in all three areas and Ofsted provided great feedback and also highlighted how B2W gave ‘high priority’ to safeguarding apprentices and learners.
Luke Muscat, Managing Director, commented:
“We are extremely pleased with the positive feedback we have received during our first Ofsted visit. We have been recognised for ensuring apprentices develop substantial new vocational knowledge and skills and for providing apprentices and learners with a safe environment throughout their time with us”.
“We’re about empowering people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to develop their careers and as we continue to grow, it’s the support and commitment of our great employees that will ensure we deliver quality provision across all areas.”
Report Highlights
Apprenticeships
- Leaders and managers develop good working relationships with a wide range of employers. They select employers diligently.
- Leaders and managers ensure that apprentices develop substantial new vocational knowledge, skills, behaviours and understanding. They monitor systematically apprentices’ off-the-job entitlement and take swift and effective action to rectify any shortfall.
- Leaders receive regular reports about apprentices’ progress. Consequently, their oversight of the progress that digital marketer and business administration apprentices make is good.
Teaching and Learning
- Leaders and managers observe teaching, learning and assessment systematically. They identify trainers’ and skills coaches’ underperformance reliably and through action planning and support help them to eradicate it as quickly as possible.
Adults
- Leaders and managers make good use of labour-market information to identify local, regional and national employment trends. As a result, they currently offer courses in warehousing and storage principles in response to employment opportunities.
- Trainers provide good opportunities for adult learners to develop their personal, social and vocational knowledge and skills through classroom-based learning. Most learners enjoy their training and are motivated to complete it successfully.
- Learners’ achievement of the pre-employment qualification is high
Safeguarding
- Leaders and managers give a high priority to safeguarding apprentices and learners. They have a comprehensive range of safeguarding and safeguarding-related policies and procedures. Leaders and managers update these regularly and apply them appropriately.
- The DSL liaises regularly with employers to keep them up to date with developments in safeguarding. Apprentices and learners feel safe and are safe.
- Concerns are followed up speedily and efficiently.
