The Independent Windscreen Academy Ltd

The Independent Windscreen Academy Limited Monitoring visit report

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Name of lead inspector: Jules Steele, Her Majesty’s Inspector

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Type of provider: Independent learning provider

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Address:

RCCE House Threshelfords Business Park Inworth Road Colchester CO5 9SE Monitoring visit: The Independent Windscreen Academy Limited, 7 June 2022

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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 the Education and Skills Funding Agency 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

The focus of this visit is only on the safeguarding theme below.

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Context and focus of visit

The Independent Windscreen Academy Limited (IWA) is an independent learning provider based in Essex. In November 2019, IWA started to provide the level 3 automotive glazing technician standard-based apprenticeship for directly funded apprentices. At the time of the inspection, there were eight apprentices in learning. No apprentices are in receipt of high needs funding.

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Reasonable progress

The recently appointed designated safeguarding lead has reviewed and implemented established effective safeguarding arrangements. This includes a comprehensive risk assessment action plan and denotes relevant staff safeguarding training. Apprentices feel safe and able to report any bullying or harassment at work. Assessors complete detailed welfare checks on apprentices.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have a secure understanding of how to protect apprentices against health and safety risks at work. Assessors ensure that apprentices adopt safe working practices. Apprentices wear appropriate personal protective equipment, such as cut- resistant sleeves and gloves. Apprentices take pride in their work. They apply their knowledge of health and safety practices appropriately, for example using correct manual handling procedures when lifting a replacement windscreen into an aperture.

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Apprentices have an effective understanding of e-safety. They know that posting negative online comments can be classified as cyber-bullying. Assessors evaluate and reinforce how apprentices must stay safe when online during reviews.

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Leaders have not ensured that apprentices have a secure understanding and awareness of local risks. Apprentices do not see the relevance of wider contextual issues to their work, for example the risks and challenges of lone working away from Monitoring visit: The Independent Windscreen Academy Limited, 7 June 2022 the depot with clients they have not met. Apprentices have not considered how to protect themselves against these risks. Monitoring visit: The Independent Windscreen Academy Limited, 7 June 2022 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

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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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