Stedfast is a web-based programme delivery and quality assurance management system designed for education and training providers. Its purpose is to support organisations in developing programmes, curriculum plans and managing the quality assurance requirements needed for OfSTED inspections, compliance and to ensure that high-quality programmes are delivered to learners. It is a low-cost online collaborative system which enables greater staff engagement in quality assurance and compliance. Easy to use and simple to manage, Stedfast is a key tool in organisational programme delivery and quality assurance processes.

Stedfast has been designed to support education and training providers to deliver high-quality programmes. Using assessment plans, providers are able to set objectives and outcomes and identify performance measures. These set out what will be delivered, why and what the expected levels of achievement are. Using the review features, providers are able to identify success or under-performance and action plan as necessary. This support curriculum intent and impact planning.

The curriculum planning tools support providers in setting out delivery activities, (curriculum implementation), and to manage curriculum sequencing and mapping. Apprenticeship providers are also able to plan their 20% off the job learning activities.

These modules can be used for all levels of education and training as well as graduate schemes.

Stedfast supports the management of quality assurance by providing a centralised platform that is easy to access and is collaborative. One of the key weaknesses that institutions have with managing their quality assurance is that it tends to be done in isolation with one or two individuals completing it. Sometimes this is widened through the use of emails and attached documents. Stedfast provides a portal for all staff to access quality assurance and the system is designed for all staff to be involved in the quality process.

We are always working on Stedfast to offer new features and modules to support quality assurance management. Our current modules are:

Outcome Assessment

This allows providers to create strategic plans, organisation compliance reviews and most important programme performance management reviews. The module works by using objectives and outcomes and identifying how the performance of each one will be measured. Staff are able to review performance through a series of review cycles and then action plan quality improvements.

Curriculum Planning

This module has been developed to meet the OfSTED inspection framework requirements that require education and training providers to demonstrate curriculum planning and evidence their intent, implementation and impact. The curriculum planning module links to outcomes assessment providing the means to plan a curriculum and also review the performance of delivery.

Staff Performance Management

This is an important are that OfSTED inspect and the staff performance management module allows users to add professional standards, performance objectives and conduct staff reviews which show development over time.

CPD Management

CPD records are required by OfSTED, awarding bodies and other compliance frameworks. This module provides organisations with the ability to control and record CPD activities for all staff.

Policies and Procedures

We creating this just to make the management of policies and procedures simpler and centralised. Too often policies and procedures are stored in remote folders on servers and are never accessed or updated. Stedfast provides a means to create and review policies and procedures that can be accessed by all staff.

Risk Assessment Management

This is a module that allows users to manage their risk assessment activities. Risk assessments are not just for health and safety. They can also be used for all areas of the business including Safeguarding, PREVENT, lone working, apprenticeship placements etc

Just head over to the Stedfast website and you can sign up / login there

We have a comprehensive help site which can be found at https://help.stedfast.io

Our YouTube channel has lots of videos that will help you navigate the system. Capella YouTube

We also have online courses available at https://capella.training

Stedfast is an intuitive web-based system that supports education and training providers with their programme development and quality assurance.

We know that providers are busy and we offer programme development consultancy.