Care Training Solutions Ltd

Care Training Solutions Ltd Monitoring visit report

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Type of provider: Independent learning provider

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Address:

The Old Barn Ball Lane Tackley Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 3AG Monitoring visit: Care Training Solutions 14 December 2018

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Context and focus of visit

From October 2018, Ofsted undertook to carry out monitoring visits to all newly directly funded providers of apprenticeship training provision which began to be funded from April 2017 or after by ESFA and/or the apprenticeship levy. This monitoring visit was undertaken as part of those arrangements and as outlined in the Further education and skills inspection handbook, especially the sections entitled ‘Providers newly directly funded to deliver apprenticeship training provision’ and ‘Monitoring visits’. The focus of this second monitoring visit to the provider was on theme three only, as inspectors, during their first visit, judged that leaders and managers had made insufficient progress on this theme.

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Context and focus of visit

Care Training Solutions Ltd was purchased by its current owner and managing director in 2011. Since then, it has been a subcontractor to two council services and a local college. It became registered to receive public funding for the delivery of training in its own right in May 2017. The first cohort of levy-funded apprentices was enrolled three months later. At the time of the monitoring visit, there were three apprentices on frameworks and two on the new apprenticeship standards. They were all undertaking apprenticeships in health and social care in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire areas. Four of the apprentices were working towards a qualification at level 3 and one at level 5. Leaders have made a decision to cease offering apprenticeship training when the current learners complete their studies.

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Reasonable progress

Since the previous visit, leaders have worked effectively to improve their safeguarding arrangements to make sure learners feel safe and are safe. They have dealt with the significant weaknesses identified at the previous monitoring visit well. Leaders have placed a strong emphasis on the safeguarding of learners and now meet the government’s requirements. Managers have introduced new robust and comprehensive safeguarding policies and procedures to make sure that all learners are safe. These clearly outline who is responsible for the different aspects of safeguarding, with clear guidelines for all staff and learners to follow. Learners now know what to do and whom to go to if they have any safeguarding concerns. There has only been one reported incident and action was taken swiftly. The concern was recorded in detail, monitored effectively and referred to the local safeguarding board. Managers complete appropriate checks on individuals before they are appointed as

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employees. All staff complete mandatory training in safeguarding and the ‘Prevent’ duty, including e-safety. They use this training well to protect learners and make sure they are aware of local threats from radicalisation and extremism. Learners are Monitoring visit: Care Training Solutions 14 December 2018 familiar with behaviours that individuals may exhibit should they be radicalised, and where to go for support or help. Learners’ inductions and first reviews include well-considered safeguarding and ‘Prevent’ duty training and assessment, including keeping safe online. Assessors use face-to-face reviews effectively to reinforce the learning, but do not record discussions sufficiently well to be able to follow up and explore themes further with learners. Managers support employers well with current safeguarding and ‘Prevent’ duty resources for their own staff training. This further reinforces apprentices’ knowledge

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in the workplace. Monitoring visit: Care Training Solutions 14 December 2018 the guidance ‘Raising concerns and making a complaint about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/publications/complaints-about-ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk . Learner View Learner View is a website where learners can tell Ofsted what they think about their college or provider. They can also see what other learners think about them too. To find out more go to www.learnerview.ofsted.gov.uk .

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Employer View Employer View is a website where employers can tell Ofsted what they think about their employees’ college or provider. They can also see what other employers think about them too. To find out more go to www.employerview.ofsted.gov.uk .

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regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for children looked after, safeguarding and child protection. If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk . You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence , write to

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