Derbyshire Skills Festival- 11/06/08
Prostart's Ofsted Report - 04/06/2008
Prostart's Ofsted Inspection report was published on the Ofsted website on the 19 th of May. Prostart received grade 2's for Effectiveness of Provision, Capacity to improve, Achievement and Standards, Quality of Provision and Leadership and Management with contributory grade 3 for Equality of Opportunity. The sector subject areas that were inspected, Information and Communications Technology, Business Administration and the Entry to Employment programme were also graded 2's. The key strengths that were identified were:-
High apprenticeship success rates
• Good development of workplace skills in apprenticeship programmes
• Good E2E progression rates
• Good short term action-planning in apprenticeship programmes
• Good teaching and learning in E2E
• Good support for all learners
• Particularly effective improvement strategy
• Strong focus on promoting learners' well-being and success
Report extracts
Achievement and standards are good, with high success rates in business administration programmes and some outstanding success rates in ICT programmes. The timeliness of learners' achievements is satisfactory or better.
Good skills development takes place across all programmes'.
The quality of provision is good with good teaching and learning in E2E programmes. Good short-term action and assessment planning enables learners to progress quickly and achieve well on apprenticeship programmes. Support for learners in all programmes is good, particularly the support and promotion of learners' health and well-being. Individual learning support needs and interests are identified and met appropriately in all programmes'.
Calling for Student Representatives - 07/05/08
Prostart are looking for two learner representatives to join us in our monthly progress meeting and give a voice for any issues and concerns.
If you think you are up to the job please complete this form and hand it in to your Assessor or post it to -
Quality Assurance Manager
Prostart Training
28 High Street
Long Eaton
Nottingham
NG10 1LL
Aimhigher - New Website - 05/03/08
Aimhigher Nottinghamshire has a new website just for advanced apprentices. You Can have a look at it at:
www.whatnextnotts.co.uk/apprentices
The site has been created to give advanced apprentices information about progressing on to higher education, including,
HNC's
HND's
Foundation Degrees
BA (hons) Degrees
New Information Resource Centre - 31/01/08
As part of continuous improvement activities Prostart have been working towards the Connexions Career Mark Quality Standard in Careers Education, Advice and Guidance. As part of this work Prostart have set up an Information Resource Centre. The information provided in the Resource centre is intended to help learners make decisions about many aspects of their future and contributes to Prostarts holistic approach to personal development. Information is provided in a variety of formats and is seen as contributing to the development of communication and ICT key skills. Information is provided in such a way as to provide learner autonomy through access to the resource centre and at home via Prostarts website.
All materials and resources are located in the Connexions Resource Centre at 28 High Street
Where difficulties exist in accessing the centre the following will apply:
If you would like any further information about the Resource Centre please contact Claire Bates on 0844815 0807 or e-mail clairebates@prostartuk.co.uk
Links Page Updated - 15/01/08
The Links Page has now been updated and sectioned into different categories, many useful website links have been added.