Dave Shurmer

Further education and skills inspection report

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Apprenticeships Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not previously inspected

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Information about this provider

Dave Shurmer is a small independent learning provider that offers standards-based apprenticeships in the sports and fitness sector. Dave Shurmer (the provider) works with employers in Plymouth and Gloucestershire. At the time of the inspection, five apprentices were on the level 2 community activator coach standard and one on the level 4 sports coach standard. Apprentices act as sports coaches to children in schools and community organisations. 21 to 23 June 2022

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What is it like to be a learner with this provider?

Apprentices enjoy their learning. They appreciate greatly the support they receive from their tutors, which enables them to improve their confidence to coach sports and physical education to school children. Apprentices regard highly how tutors combine their teaching with short physical activities to make lessons memorable and fun. They value the importance tutors place on professional standards and on acting as positive role models to the children they coach.

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What is it like to be a learner with this provider?

Apprentices learn swiftly to be innovative and adapt to unforeseen circumstances in the workplace. For example, they redesign coaching sessions to respond to changes in weather conditions or changes in the number of children attending.

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What is it like to be a learner with this provider?

Apprentices are rightly proud of how their coaching is inclusive and meets the needs of children with protected characteristics well. For example, to protect the health of children who are fasting as part of religious observance, they moderate the intensity of activities they plan.

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What is it like to be a learner with this provider?

Apprentices speak confidently about how to keep themselves and the children they work with safe. They know how to recognise signs of abuse and radicalisation. They understand how to use social media responsibly and know they must not use their mobile phones or photography when coaching children. They have a broad and confident understanding of fundamental British values such as tolerance and the rule of law.

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Leaders work closely with employers to develop and provide a well-considered curriculum. The curriculum prepares apprentices very effectively for a career in sports coaching and suitably meets the requirements set out in the apprenticeship standards. Leaders have planned the curriculum carefully to enable apprentices to apply at work the knowledge they learn from their tutors outside of work.

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Tutors are well qualified and experienced in sports and coaching. They regularly attend useful training which ensures that their teaching and subject knowledge are up to date. They apply their expertise to good effect, enabling apprentices to develop new knowledge, skills and behaviours.

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Tutors are highly skilled and effective at teaching apprentices how to be confident when working with children and teachers. As a result, apprentices that were previously shy, self-assuredly discuss the progress children are making with school staff. They confidently project their voices to give clear instructions during coaching sessions.

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Tutors enable apprentices to develop their knowledge and skills in a good variety of workplace and voluntary settings. For example, apprentices work at dance festivals where they learn a great deal about event management and technical stagecraft. 21 to 23 June 2022

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They usefully shadow swimming coaches and help out at large sporting events and training camps. Consequently, apprentices learn to meet the needs of a wide variety of different clients.

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Leaders ensure apprentices receive appropriate information, advice and guidance for them to make informed choices about what they will do in the future. The provider and the employers work closely and productively together to ensure apprentices gain experience in the workplace that is relevant to their aspirations.

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Apprentices receive regular and useful feedback on their practice in the workplace from tutors and employers. This feedback shows them effectively how to improve their skills in coaching. As a result, apprentices quickly develop professional working behaviours and self-confidence in the application of practical skills.

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Feedback from tutors is not sufficiently effective in helping apprentices improve their written work. Consequently, the standard of apprentices’ written work is not consistently good. Some work has too many spelling errors, including technical vocabulary. Some written accounts of practice lack sufficient detail and do not fully meet the relevant assessment criteria.

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Leaders do not assess accurately enough what apprentices already know and can do at the start of their apprenticeship. As a result, they do not consider sufficiently what apprentices may have learned previously when planning training.

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The chair of governors has substantial experience in the apprenticeships offered by the provider. They provide leaders and managers with constructive challenge, for example regarding the quality of assessment. However, governance remains too informal, and governors have not ensured that leaders tackle weaknesses in the provision rigorously enough.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The leader with responsibility for safeguarding is suitably qualified and regularly attends relevant training. The provider’s safeguarding policies and procedures are appropriate, updated annually and used appropriately by staff.

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Safeguarding

Leaders monitor safeguarding concerns closely and work effectively with external agencies so that apprentices get the help they need. Leaders sensitively support apprentices who are suffering from extreme hardship, medical conditions or have housing concerns. This support has enabled those apprentices to continue with their studies.

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What does the provider need to do to improve?

 Leaders should ensure tutors’ marking and feedback are effective in helping 21 to 23 June 2022

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apprentices to improve their written work.  Leaders should ensure that they take into consideration what apprentices already know and can do when planning the apprenticeship.  Leaders should formalise governance arrangements and ensure that they rigorously remedy areas of weakness in the provision. 21 to 23 June 2022

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Provider details

Address 65 Melville Terrace Lane Plymouth PL2 3DB

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Provider details

Website www.plymouthandcornwalltraining.com

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Provider details

Provider type Independent training provider

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Provider details

Date of previous inspection Not previously inspected

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Provider details

Main subcontractors None 21 to 23 June 2022

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Information about this inspection

The inspection team was assisted by the owner, as nominee. Inspectors took account of the provider’s most recent self-assessment report and development plans, and the previous inspection report. The inspection was carried out using the further education and skills inspection handbook and took into account all relevant provision at the provider. Inspectors collected a wide range of evidence to inform judgements, including visiting learning sessions, scrutinising learners’ work, seeking the views of learners, staff and other stakeholders, and examining the provider’s documentation and records.

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Inspection team

Clifford Shaw, lead inspector Ofsted Inspector Alison Attfield Ofsted Inspector Katie Fry Ofsted Inspector 21 to 23 June 2022

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