Resources > A. Leadership, management and governance

A. Leadership, management and governance

Resources to support leaders managing their provision and in preparing for inspection, using data effectively, asking the right questions, and embedding robust quality assurance and governance practices, including SAR development and board-level oversight.

1. Inspection preparation

A100. A pre-inspection readiness check

A100. A pre-inspection readiness check
A101. An overview guide to preparation

A101. An overview guide to preparation
A102. Last-minute inspection readiness check

A102. Last-minute inspection readiness check
A103. Making the most of your role as nominee

A103. Making the most of your role as nominee
A104. Triangulating evidence

A104. Triangulating evidence
A105. Nominee cross organisation support team

A105. Nominee cross organisation support team
A106. Team inspection preparations

A106. Team inspection preparations
A107. Nominee PowerPoint intro presentation

A107. Nominee PowerPoint intro presentation
A108. Post-inspection planning

A108. Post-inspection planning
A109. A team appraisal template (MS Word)

A109. A team appraisal template (MS Word)
A111. A tutors gude to inspection readiness

A111. A tutors gude to inspection readiness

2. Managing data

A200. MI, data, and inspection

A200. MI, data, and inspection
A201. Learner numbers spreadsheet

A201. Learner numbers spreadsheet

3. Questions worth asking

A300. The Ofsted learner survey

A300. The Ofsted learner survey
A301. The Ofsted employer survey

A301. The Ofsted employer survey
A302. The Ofsted parent survey

A302. The Ofsted parent survey
A302. The Ofsted staff survey

A302. The Ofsted staff survey
A304. Questions to ask any learner group

A304. Questions to ask any learner group
A305. Questions about safeguarding

A305. Questions about safeguarding
A306. Questions for apprentices

A306. Questions for apprentices
A307. Questions for delivery teams

A307. Questions for delivery teams
A308. Questions for employers

A308. Questions for employers
A309. Questions to ask governance

A309. Questions to ask governance
A310. Questions to ask managers

A310. Questions to ask managers
A311. Questions to explore on career guidance

A311. Questions to explore on career guidance
A312. Questions to explore with tutorials

A312. Questions to explore with tutorials
A313. Questions for a learner exit survey

A313. Questions for a learner exit survey
A314. Questions to consider for remote learning

A314. Questions to consider for remote learning
A315. Questions for governors to ask

A315. Questions for governors to ask

4. Quality indicators

A400. Indicator inspection readiness

A400. Indicator inspection readiness
A401. Indicator evaluating impact

A401. Indicator evaluating impact
A402. Further readiness indicator

A402. Further readiness indicator
A403. Indicator - The impact of governance

A403. Indicator - The impact of governance
A404. Analysis of the SAR

A404. Analysis of the SAR
A405. Indicator for social and economic context

A405. Indicator for social and economic context
A406. Indicator for lead inspector planning call

A406. Indicator for lead inspector planning call
A407. Indicator for the HR Team at inspection

A407. Indicator for the HR Team at inspection
A408. Indicator management QA checklist

A408. Indicator management QA checklist
A409. Indicator for the new provider monitoring visit

A409. Indicator for the new provider monitoring visit
A410. Indicator for the NPMV checklist

A410. Indicator for the NPMV checklist
A411. Indicator for meeting skills need

A411. Indicator for meeting skills need
A412. Indicator evaluating Bootcamp provision

A412. Indicator evaluating Bootcamp provision
A413. Indicator for policy document check

A413. Indicator for policy document check
A414. Indicator to evaluate English & maths development

A414. Indicator to evaluate English & maths development
A415. Indicator for planning the curriculum

A415. Indicator for planning the curriculum
A416. Indicator evaluating impact

A416. Indicator evaluating impact
A417. Indicator for quality of apprenticeships

A417. Indicator for quality of apprenticeships
A418. Indicator for tripartite progress reviews

A418. Indicator for tripartite progress reviews
A419. Indicator evaluating progress from starting point

A419. Indicator evaluating progress from starting point
A420. Indicator for career advice and guidance

A420. Indicator for career advice and guidance
A421. Indicator for teaching & learning observations

A421. Indicator for teaching & learning observations
A422. Indicator for adult and community learning

A422. Indicator for adult and community learning
A423. Indicator for study programmes

A423. Indicator for study programmes
A424. Indicator for tutorials

A424. Indicator for tutorials
A425. Indicator for safeguarding compliance

A425. Indicator for safeguarding compliance
A426. Indicator for how well safegaurding is understood

A426. Indicator for how well safegaurding is understood
A427. Indicator for governance and external scrutiny

A427. Indicator for governance and external scrutiny

5. Quality Assurance

A500. Developing an OTLA strategy

A500. Developing an OTLA strategy
A501. CPD developmental observations

A501. CPD developmental observations
A502. OTLA recording document MS Word

A502. OTLA recording document MS Word
A503. OTLA evaluation and support

A503. OTLA evaluation and support
A504. Questions observers could ask

A504. Questions observers could ask
A505. Demonstrate the effectiveness of QA

A505. Demonstrate the effectiveness of QA
A506. Evidence for the QA strategy

A506. Evidence for the QA strategy
A507. Managing OTLA in apprenticeships

A507. Managing OTLA in apprenticeships
A508. Providing OTLA feedback

A508. Providing OTLA feedback

6. SAR and QIP development

A600. Initial self-assessment planning

A600. Initial self-assessment planning
A601. Self-assessment template MS Word

A601. Self-assessment template MS Word
A602. Writing better SAR bullets for impact

A602. Writing better SAR bullets for impact
A603. Producing a position paper

A603. Producing a position paper
A605. The FIN SAR evaluation template MS Word

A605. The FIN SAR evaluation template MS Word
A610. Developing the quality improvement plan.

A610. Developing the quality improvement plan.
A611. FIN Quality Improvement plan template. MS Word

A611. FIN Quality Improvement plan template. MS Word

7. Governance

A700. What is good governance

A700. What is good governance
A701. Board sample terms of reference

A701. Board sample terms of reference
A702. Being a more effective governor

A702. Being a more effective governor
A703. Which governor are you

A703. Which governor are you
A704. Governance activity barriers to learning

A704. Governance activity barriers to learning
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