Ofsted Inspector
Barbara Hughes
Active in published reports from Mar 2016 to Mar 2020.
Inspections
36
As lead
1
3% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Schools & FE 6 · Other 30
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
No overall grades yet. Report-card inspections are graded per area, shown below.
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 6 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Barbara Hughes's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 32% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −5
- Length
- +24%
- Next steps
- 5.8
- per report
- Hedged
- 8%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Staff development 97%Teaching & assessment 97%Leadership & governance 97%Progress & outcomes 94%Maths 81%Curriculum 81%Safeguarding 64%Personal development 53%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes6
Leadership and management6
Personal development6
Quality of education6
All inspections (36)
- Walsall College6 Mar 2020 ·Further education· Walsall· positive tone· William Baidoe-Ansah, Andrea Dill-Russell, Barbara Hughes +7Good
- Gordon Franks Training Limited7 Feb 2020 ·Independent Learning Provider· Birmingham· mixed tone· Harmesh Manghra, Barbara Hughes, Jaswant Mann +3Requires improvement
- Valkyrie Support Services Ltd31 Jan 2020 ·Independent Learning Provider· Staffordshire· positive tone· Victor Reid, Barbara Hughes, Maxine Mayer +3Good
- DART Limited15 Jan 2020 ·Independent Learning Provider· Derbyshire· very positive tone· Bob Hamp, Barbara Hughes, Gillian Forrester +2Report
- Lean Education And Development Limited6 Dec 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Dudley· mostly positive tone· Maria Navarro, Andrea Dill-Russell, Barbara Hughes +5Requires improvement
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- North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College27 Sept 2019 ·Further education· Warwickshire· positive tone· Victor Reid, Barbara Hughes, Beverly Jessop +6Good
- Coventry College20 Sept 2019 ·Further education· Coventry· mixed tone· Richard Deane, Barbara Hughes, Bev Ramsell +7Requires improvement
- GTG Training Limited10 May 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Wolverhampton· mixed tone· William Baidoe-Ansah, Barbara Hughes, Dominic Whittaker +2Report
- Access Skills Ltd1 Mar 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Birmingham· positive tone· Richard Deane, Barbara Hughes, Beth Selwood +2Report
- Halfords22 Feb 2019 ·Employer Provider· Worcestershire· positive tone· Victor Reid, Barbara Hughes, Claire Beaman +4Report
- Blue Arrow Limited15 Feb 2019 ·Employer Provider· Luton· mostly positive tone· Rebecca Perry, Barbara Hughes, Christine Blowman +3Report
- Birmingham City University8 Feb 2019 ·Higher education institutions· Birmingham· positive tone· Victor Reid, Andrew Stittle, Andrew Thompson +1Report
- APM Learning and Education Alliance Limited1 Feb 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Birmingham· mixed tone· Richard Deane, Alastair Mollon, Alun Maddocks +3Report
- Civil Ceremonies Limited30 Nov 2018 ·Independent Learning Provider· North Northamptonshire· very positive tone· Bob Hamp, Barbara Hughes, Phil RomainReport
- Cirencester College23 Nov 2018 ·Further education· Gloucestershire· positive tone· Richard Deane, Alison Muggridge, Barbara Hughes +5Report
- West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust28 Sept 2018 ·Independent Learning Provider· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Andrea Dill-Russell, Barbara Hughes, Kathryn Townsley +2Report
- East Coast College18 May 2018 ·Further education· Suffolk· mixed tone· Harpreet Nagra, Barbara Hughes, Catherine Gunn +6Report
- Skillnet Limited23 Feb 2018 ·Independent Learning Provider· Hertfordshire· positive tone· Derrick Baughan, Barbara Hughes, Kanwaljit Dhillon +4Report
- Heart of Worcestershire College2 Feb 2018 ·Further education· Worcestershire· positive tone· Victor Reid, Andrea Dill-Russell, Andrew Thompson +7Report
- City of Wolverhampton College17 Nov 2017 ·Further education· Wolverhampton· mostly positive tone· Andrea Machell, Andrew Thompson, Barbara Hughes +6Report
- Coventry University10 Nov 2017 ·Higher education institutions· Coventry· mostly positive tone· William Baidoe-Ansah, Barbara Hughes, Jai Sharda +3Report
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- Burton and South Derbyshire College29 Sept 2017 ·Further education· Staffordshire· positive tone· Richard Deane, Andrew Thompson, Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones +6Report
- The Real Apprenticeship Company Limited2 Aug 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Warwickshire· mixed tone· Victor Reid, Barbara Hughes, Kathleen Tyler +6Report
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- HWS Restaurants Limited9 Jun 2017 ·Employer Provider· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Harpreet Nagra, Barbara Hughes, Gary AdkinsReport
- HWS Restaurants Limited9 Jun 2017 ·Employer Provider· Hertfordshire· mostly positive tone· Harpreet Nagra, Barbara Hughes, Gary AdkinsReport
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- Inspire Education Group26 May 2017 ·Further education· Peterborough· mixed tone· Martin Ward, Barbara Hughes, Carolyn Brownsea +6Report
- Martec Training27 Apr 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Staffordshire· mixed tone· Maxine Mayer, Barbara Hughes, Jason LancasterReport
- In-Comm Training and Business Services Limited10 Mar 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Walsall· very positive tone· Roger Pilgrim, Barbara Hughes, Derrick Spragg +2Report
- Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education10 Feb 2017 ·Further education· Norfolk· very positive tone· Steve Hunsley, Barbara Hughes, Jane Hughes +7Report
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- Liga (UK) LTD16 Dec 2016 ·Independent Learning Provider· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Martin Hughes, Andy Fitt, Barbara Hughes +3Report
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