Selection Training Limited

Selection Training Limited Monitoring visit report

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Name of lead inspector: Jacquie Brown, Her Majesty’s Inspector

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Type of provider: Independent learning provider

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Address:

Louis Pearlman Centre Goulton Street Hull HU3 4DL Monitoring visit: Selection Training Limited, 29–30 January 2020

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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 follow- up safeguarding monitoring visit has been carried out consequent to the provider being found to be making insufficient progress with respect to safeguarding at their previous monitoring visit. It follows the arrangements outlined in the ‘Further education and skills inspection handbook’.

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Context and focus of visit

At the provider’s first monitoring visit in September 2019, inspectors judged that leaders and managers had made insufficient progress in ensuring that effective safeguarding arrangements were in place. The focus of this visit was on the safeguarding theme below.

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Insufficient progress

Leaders have not ensured that tutors have completed effective training on their responsibilities under the ‘Prevent’ duty or in safeguarding adults. Consequently, tutors only have a superficial understanding of how to keep apprentices safe. The designated safeguarding lead has completed appropriate training and, as a result, has an appropriate understanding of how to recognise risks and potential signs of abuse, radicalisation and extremism.

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Insufficient progress

Too many apprentices have a very limited understanding of safeguarding. Leaders have not delivered training to apprentices about the risks of radicalisation and extremism. Too many apprentices are unaware of these risks, other than what they have learned from the media.

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Insufficient progress

Leaders have implemented a ‘Prevent’ duty policy, procedure and action plan, and a risk assessment that identifies the risks that apprentices face. The policy and procedure give clear guidance on how to protect apprentices from the risks of radicalisation and extremism. However, leaders have been too slow to respond to the risks that they have identified. For example, they have not checked employers’ safeguarding arrangements to ensure that apprentices are protected at work. They have not checked if employers have sufficient knowledge to ensure that apprentices are not exposed to risks in the workplace. Monitoring visit: Selection Training Limited, 29–30 January 2020 Although leaders have put in place a safeguarding policy and procedure, these documents omit important information. For example, they do not include all potential forms of abuse.

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Insufficient progress

Leaders have not established adequate governance arrangements to oversee safeguarding. Consequently, no one holds leaders to account for the effectiveness of the measures that they take to keep apprentices safe. These measures are not effective.

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Insufficient progress

Leaders have begun to establish useful links with external agencies. The designated safeguarding lead works with the regional ‘Prevent’ coordinator, Humberside Police and the East Riding Adult Safeguarding Board.

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Insufficient progress

Leaders have a suitable procedure in place for reporting and dealing with safeguarding concerns. Apprentices feel safe and are confident to raise concerns, should they arise. No one has raised any concerns so far.

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Insufficient progress

Leaders have effective safe recruitment practices in place to ensure that staff are suitable to work with adult apprentices. Monitoring visit: Selection Training Limited, 29–30 January 2020 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.

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Insufficient progress

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Insufficient progress

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