What is OfSTED expecting in a Self Assessment Report?
Getting your self-assessment report and quality improvement plan right is vital. It is vital because it should be used as a working...
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Capella Systems
- Nov 9, 2017
- 1 min
Using Grade Descriptors in Stedfast
Anyone undertaking an OfSTED self-assessment report and quality improvement plan will know how difficult it is to grade judgements....
Capella Systems
- Oct 6, 2017
- 2 min
Businesses Not Maximising Apprenticeship Levy
A worrying article published today in FE Week shows that barely half of the eligible employers are on the apprenticeship levy system. It...
Capella Systems
- Sep 21, 2017
- 2 min
Apprenticeship Employer Providers Quality Assurance
Last week, we spoke with an Apprenticeship Levy paying organisation who were considering becoming an employer provider. It was an...
Capella Systems
- Aug 14, 2017
- 2 min
Strategic Planning and Measuring Performance
A strategic and operational business plan is important for any provider subject to an OfSTED inspection. They will be asked for before...
Capella Systems
- Jun 28, 2017
- 2 min
Using Stedfast for FE Self-Assessment and Quality Improvement Planning
Ensuring robust self-assessment is vital to any apprenticeship training organisation. It allows the organisation to identify what is...
Capella Systems
- Mar 5, 2017
- 2 min
Social Media for Education and Training Providers
What does it take to get your school, college or training company to be a top respected brand on the internet? It takes a lot of hard...
Capella Systems
- Oct 1, 2016
- 2 min
Improve learner and employer engagement through blogging
In today's digital age, it's more important than ever for education and training providers to have a strong online presence. However,...
Capella Systems
- Jul 14, 2016
- 1 min
Outcomes Based Quality Assurance
We have been busy adding new features to Stedfast. The key task has been to improve the outcomes-based assessment features, which are a...
Capella Systems
- Feb 5, 2016
- 2 min
Getting Social Media Management Right
Social media has become an essential part of marketing for businesses of all kinds, including education and training providers. In...
Capella Systems
- Feb 2, 2016
- 2 min
Post OfSTED Inspection Development Plan
Once the dust has settled, and the OfSTED inspectors have left the building there is often a sense of relief that it is all over. After...
Capella Systems
- Jan 4, 2016
- 2 min
Delivering Outcomes Based Quality Assurance
As we enter a new year it is always a good time to reflect on the quality assurance of our courses and programmes. To accommodate this we...
Capella Systems
- Dec 30, 2015
- 2 min
Quality Assurance Frameworks
We were reading the article in FE Week with Paul Joyce (Deputy Director FE & Skills) with some interest as the Common Inspection...
Capella Systems
- Dec 3, 2015
- 1 min
OfSTED Observation of Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Observation of Teaching, Learning and Assessment Many organisations will conduct observations of teaching, learning and assessment. It...
Capella Systems
- Nov 17, 2015
- 1 min
Managing Risk Assessment in FE & WBL
Managing Risk Assessment in Further Education and Work Based Learning One of the strengths of Stedfast is that it is a management tool...
Capella Systems
- Oct 6, 2015
- 1 min
Prevent Agenda Framework
We have added a Prevent Agenda Framework to Stedfast. This will allow colleges and providers to conduct a self-assessment of their...
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