HMI
Ken Merry
Active in published reports from Dec 2015 to Apr 2021.
Inspections
53
As lead
32
60% of visits
Last 12 months
0
Remits
2
Other 45 · Schools & FE 8
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 7 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Ken Merry's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 3% of inspectors).
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- Tone vs peers
- −32
- Length
- −1%
- Next steps
- 3.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 89%Teaching & assessment 89%Staff development 89%Progress & outcomes 87%Curriculum 83%Maths 79%Personal development 55%Safeguarding 49%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Behaviour and attitudes3
Leadership and management3
Personal development3
Quality of education3
All inspections (53)
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- Tyne North Training Limited11 Mar 2020 ·Independent Learning Provider· North Tyneside· mostly positive tone· Ken Merry, Ian Frear, Pat HornsbyReport
- Requires improvement
- Monitoring visit
- Hull Business Training Centre Limited12 Dec 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· Kingston upon Hull· positive tone· Ken Merry, Cath Jackson, Ralph Brompton +1Report
- Scarborough Sixth Form College6 Dec 2019 ·Further education· North Yorkshire· positive tone· Ken Merry, Andrea Shepherd, Anne Tyrrell +4Good
- Requires improvement
- Report
- Barnardo's Employment, Training and Skills19 Jul 2019 ·Independent Learning Provider· North Tyneside· positive tone· Ken Merry, Christine Blowman, Jonny Wright +2Report
- Report
- Report
- University of Sheffield15 Feb 2019 ·Higher education institutions· Sheffield· very positive tone· Rebecca Clare, David Baber, Ken Merry +2Report
- Report
- Report
- The Virtual College30 Nov 2018 ·Independent Learning Provider· Bradford· critical tone· Ken Merry, Bob Busby, Pat Hornsby +1Report
- Beyond 20302 Nov 2018 ·Independent Learning Provider· York· very critical tone· Ken Merry, Darrell Bate, Heather MarksReport
- Kingston Upon Hull City Council12 Oct 2018 ·Adult and Community Learning· Kingston upon Hull· mixed tone· Ken Merry, Lynne Paxton, Pat Hornsby +2Report
- Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)26 Sept 2018 ·Special post 16 institution· Wigan· mixed tone· Elaine Price, Ken Merry, Neil Clark +1Report
- Middlesbrough College14 Sept 2018 ·Further education· Middlesbrough· mostly positive tone· Ken Merry, Gillian Forrester, Graham Cunningham +8Report
- Report
- NCG21 May 2018 ·Further education· Newcastle upon Tyne· mostly positive tone· Rieks Drijver, Alastair Mollon, Alison Cameron-Brandwood +30Report
- Report
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- Luminate Education Group9 Feb 2018 ·Further education· Leeds· positive tone· Charles Searle, Debra Gray, Heather Cadman-Marks +9Report
- The Sheffield College25 Jan 2018 ·Further education· Sheffield· mixed tone· Ken Merry, Charles Searle, Gillian Forrester +8Report
- Selby College8 Dec 2017 ·Further education· North Yorkshire· mostly positive tone· Rachel Angus, Christopher Young, Heather Hartmann +5Report
- Bradford College13 Oct 2017 ·Further education· Bradford· mixed tone· Rebecca Clare, Alastair Mollon, Howard Browes +6Report
- Regent College22 Sept 2017 ·Further education· Leicester· mostly positive tone· Andy Fitt, Kathleen Tyler, Ken Merry +1Report
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- HYA Training Limited20 Jul 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· Kingston upon Hull· positive tone· Ken Merry, Derrick Baughan, Richard Deane +1Report
- Learning Skills Partnership Ltd22 Jun 2017 ·Independent Learning Provider· East Riding of Yorkshire· positive tone· Rachel Angus, Derek Whitehead, Ken Merry +3Report
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- Report
- St Helens College27 Apr 2017 ·Further education· St. Helens· mixed tone· Paul Cocker, Alison Cameron-Brandwood, Andrea Machell +6Report
- Abingdon and Witney College31 Mar 2017 ·Further education· Oxfordshire· positive tone· Ken Merry, Andrew Kaye, Claire Griffin +5Report
- Hartlepool College of Further Education10 Mar 2017 ·Further education· Hartlepool· positive tone· Ken Merry, Charles Searle, David Sykes +6Report
- Report
- Stanmore College3 Feb 2017 ·Further education· Harrow· positive tone· Richard Pemble, Amanda Washbrook, Heather Barrett-Mold +4Report
- Long Road Sixth Form College27 Jan 2017 ·Further education· Cambridgeshire· positive tone· Steve Hunsley, Darrell Bate, John Berry +1Report
- Report
- Report
- Aspiration Training Limited2 Dec 2016 ·Independent Learning Provider· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Harmesh Manghra, Heather Marks, Karen Green +3Report
- Report
- Heart of Worcestershire College11 Mar 2016 ·Other· mostly positive tone· William Baidoe-Ansah, Heather Barnett, Heather Cadman-Marks +7Report
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- Good
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- Good
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