The Young Women's Hub

School progress monitoring inspection report

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Young Women’s Hub 308 Brownhill Road, London SE6 1AU

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Main inspection findings

Part 1. Quality of education provided Paragraphs 2(1), 2(1)(b), 3, 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d) and 3(g)  At the previous full standard inspection in June 2019, many of the school’s teaching and assessment initiatives were new and had not had time to become embedded or to demonstrate sufficient impact. The school’s chosen assessment policy was not being consistently implemented. For example, teachers were not using assessment information to match work to meet the needs of pupils. Schemes of learning did not consider the needs of pupils who have an education, health and care (EHC) plan. Some teaching did not regularly check whether pupils had understood what they were learning, so that misconceptions sometimes went uncorrected.  Leaders have worked diligently to improve the quality of education. Leaders and trustees now regularly check teaching across the subject areas. Schemes of learning, in place for all subjects, take account of those pupils who have an EHC plan. The assessment policy

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has been improved and is now fully implemented. Leaders have made links with two other schools, and regular training is now taking place with teachers to improve practice. As a result, there is a much sharper focus on planning and teaching lessons that consider pupils’ starting points, needs and interests, and teachers more proactively check pupils’ understanding.  Leaders have ensured that the requirements checked in this part are now met.

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils Paragraph 7  Leaders continue to ensure compliance with all safeguarding requirements, including in relation to implementing a suitable child protection policy which pays regard to the latest national statutory guidance. The school’s culture of, and commitment to, keeping their especially vulnerable pupils as safe from harm as possible remains effective.  Leaders have ensured that this standard continues to be met. Part 6. Provision of information Paragraph 32(1), 32(1)(c)  Leaders have ensured that the school’s child protection policy is available online, as per this requirement.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools Paragraph 34, 34(1)(a) and 34(1)(b)  The proprietor has worked effectively to remedy the concerns identified at the school’s first full inspection. With the support of trustees, including some recently appointed experienced teachers and headteachers, leaders have responded positively and proactively to the findings of the previous inspection. They are now able to demonstrate secure knowledge and understanding of all the independent school standards.  The previously unmet independent school standards – including those in this part – are now met and likely to continue to be met.

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Compliance with regulatory requirements

The school meets the requirements of the schedule to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 (‘the independent school standards’) and associated requirements that were checked during this inspection. This included the standards and requirements that the school was judged to not comply with at the previous inspection. Not all of the standards and associated requirements were checked during this inspection.

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Part 1. Quality of education provided

 2(1) The standard in this paragraph is met if— – 2(1)(b) the written policy, plans and schemes of work— – 2(1)(b)(i) take into account the ages, aptitudes and needs of all pupils, including those pupils with an EHC plan.  3 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that the teaching at the school— – 3(a) enables pupils to acquire new knowledge and make good progress according to their ability so that they increase their understanding and develop their skills in the subjects taught; – 3(b) fosters in pupils self-motivation, the application of intellectual, physical and creative effort, interest in their work and the ability to think and learn for themselves; – 3(c) involves well planned lessons and effective teaching methods, activities and management of class time; – 3(d) shows a good understanding of the aptitudes, needs and prior attainments of the pupils, and ensures that these are taken into account in the planning of lessons;

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Part 1. Quality of education provided

– 3(g) demonstrates that a framework is in place to assess pupils’ work regularly and thoroughly and use information from that assessment to plan teaching so that pupils can progress.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

 34(1) The standard about the quality of leadership and management is met if the proprietor ensures that persons with leadership and management responsibilities at the school— – 34(1)(a) demonstrate good skills and knowledge appropriate to their role so that the independent school standards are met consistently; – 34(1)(b) fulfil their responsibilities effectively so that the independent school standards are met consistently.

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School details

This inspection was carried out under section 109(1) and (2) of the Education and Skills Act 2008, the purpose of which is to advise the Secretary of State for Education about the school’s suitability for continued registration as an independent school.

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School details

Type of school Independent day school and alternative provider for secondary-aged girls School status Independent school

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School details

Date of previous standard inspection 25–27 June 2019

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Information about this school

 Young Women’s Hub is an independent school and alternative provider in the London Borough of Lewisham. It provides an alternative secondary programme to girls who have typically experienced a disrupted education. Some attend on a dual-roll arrangement with their mainstream schools, while some are placed permanently by the local authority. Some pupils have education, health and care plans for their social, emotional and mental health needs.  The school’s last inspection was its first full standard inspection in June 2019, when its overall effectiveness was judged to require improvement.  The school makes no use of alternative provision.

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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 independent school standards and other requirements that it was judged to not comply with at its previous inspection.  Since the school’s first full standard inspection in June 2019, leaders were asked to submit an action plan. Ofsted judged the school’s action plan to be not acceptable. It was subsequently rejected by the Department for Education (DfE).  The DfE requested that this first progress monitoring inspection consider whether particular independent school standards contained within Parts 1 and 8 are now met.  The inspection was conducted without notice.  The inspector met with the proprietor, who also fulfils the role of headteacher, and the chair of trustees. He toured the school, visited citizenship and science lessons, met with

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a group of pupils, and considered a range of pupils’ work.  There were no recent responses to Ofsted’s online survey for parents (Ofsted Parent View) to take into consideration.

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Inspection team

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