Oxford Sixth Form College

Boarding progress monitoring inspection report Oxford Tutorial College 20 September

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Main inspection findings

The overall experiences and progress of children  This was not reviewed, this was a progress monitoring visit and focussed on the breached national minimum standards.

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Main inspection findings

How well children are helped and protected  Leaders and manages have developed robust, effective and practical policies and procedures which staff follow if a young person goes missing. Staff have been provided with the policy and it was reviewed in a team meeting. There have been no episodes of missing since the previous inspection, but managers planned and delivered a scenario training session to test out staff knowledge and understanding of required actions. Leaders and managers have altered the boarding houses systems to ensure staff have more interaction and engagement with young people; they check on their welfare and whereabouts throughout the day and night. They keep managers informed if any issues arise. Leaders have formalised the out of hours on call support system for boarding staff. The effectiveness of leaders and managers  Leaders and managers have now implemented more vigorous reviews across health

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and safety. They now, ensure all areas are serviced, maintained and monitored as required. Records provide evidence of regular checks and evaluation of all health and safety issues in the boarding house. The school accesses the support of an outside contractor to ensure that all required checks are completed within expected timescales.  Leaders and managers have evidenced a proactive response to findings from the previous inspection; the robust detailed effective action plan now addresses all of the findings.

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 Standard 13-management and development of boarding 13.8 The records specified in appendix 3 are monitored, and monitored by the school and action taken as appropriate.

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 Standard 15-Staffing and supervision 15.5 Staff know the whereabouts of boarders (or know how to find their whereabouts) in their charge at all times.

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School details

Unique reference number 139779 Social care unique reference number SC470137 DfE registration number 931/6012 Inspection number 10041085 The inspection of boarding provision was carried out under the Children Act 1989, as amended by the Care Standards Act 2000, having regard to the national minimum standards for boarding schools.

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School details

Type of school Boarding School School status Independent boarding school Age range of pupils 16-18 Gender of pupils Mixed Number of pupils on the school roll 169 Number of boarders on roll 35 Headteacher Jacqui Ecoeur Head of boarding provision Jacqui Ecoeur

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School details

Telephone number 01865793333 Website www.oxfordtutorialcollege.com Email address info@otc.ac.uk Date of previous boarding inspection 22 March 2017

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Information about this school

Oxford Tutorial College is an independent college specialising in A level, BTEC and GCSE tuition for those intending to go on to higher education. The college offers an environment quite different from that of a traditional school. The teaching approach is interactive and informal, and small seminar groups are combined with individual tuition. This is designed to enable a clear focus on individual needs and learning styles. The college has an inclusive ethos, and a culture which encourages industry and a growing sense of responsibility. There is a range of accommodation available to students, including host families with 18 students, and managed residencies in which 31 junior students reside and are supervised by resident supervisors. There is also a managed residence for 17 adults, and student houses in which adult students live independently. Food is provided at two meals a day in the homestay accommodation and in the junior

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Information about this school

accommodation, while other accommodation is self-catered. Accommodation is sourced as close as possible to the college buildings, which are situated in the centre of the town. Across all accommodation, the students have single study bedrooms.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out at the request of the registration authority for independent schools. The purpose of the inspection was to monitor the progress the school has made in meeting the national minimum standards that it was judged to not comply with at its previous inspection.

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Inspection team

Amanda Maxwell, lead inspector Social Care Regulatory Inspector

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Inspection team

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