The Recalvi Enterprise Ltd

The Recalvi Enterprise Ltd Report following a monitoring visit to a ‘requires improvement’ provider

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Name of lead inspector: Joanna Walters, Her Majesty's Inspector

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Type of provider: Independent learning provider

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Address:

Warnford Court 29 Throgmorton Street London EC2N 2AT Monitoring visit: The Recalvi Enterprise Ltd, 7 to 8 July 2022

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Context and focus of visit

The Recalvi Enterprise Ltd (Recalvi) was inspected in August 2021. At that time, inspectors judged the overall effectiveness of the provision to require improvement.

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Context and focus of visit

The focus of this monitoring visit was to evaluate the progress that leaders and managers have made in addressing the main areas for improvement identified at the previous inspection.

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Significant progress

Leaders have introduced effective new procedures to improve the curriculum for apprentices across the range of programmes. This includes a formal three-way meeting between tutors, apprentices and line managers to identify course suitability and apprentices’ starting points. Line managers provide helpful contributions about apprentices’ current knowledge, skills and behaviours. Leaders use this information appropriately to plan a highly effective training programme.

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Significant progress

Tutors skilfully identify apprentices’ additional support needs at the start of programmes. They use the starting point meeting to identify and discuss any support requirements that apprentices may require in the work place and when in lessons. For example, tutors arrange dyslexia assessments for apprentices, and additional workshops on topics, such as professional communication and academic writing. As a result, apprentices say they feel highly supported and receive the appropriate level of extra help they need during their programme.

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Significant progress

Tutors ensure that apprentices have a number of opportunities to explore their career aspirations. Tutors initially use the information from the starting point meeting to discuss apprentices’ career aspirations. Apprentices then have opportunities within their programmes to explore career pathway options. For example, on level3 digital marketer apprenticeships, teachers explore with apprentices the different career pathways they can take, such as becoming a content manager or search engine optimisation manager. As a result, most apprentices have high career aspirations and ambition. Monitoring visit: The Recalvi Enterprise Ltd, 7 to 8 July 2022

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Significant progress

Leaders have significantly improved the level of involvement that employers make to the different apprenticeship programmes. Employers are now consistently involved in a variety of ways, such as starting point meetings, tripartite progress reviews and curriculum planning meetings.

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Significant progress

Leaders work collaboratively with employers to develop new apprenticeship programmes. Leaders have been proactive in forming a working group with different nursery employers. Employers have a say in the content and order of topics taught on the level 5 early years lead practitioner curriculum. As a result, employers report that the design of programmes enables apprentices to develop the knowledge they need to apply in the workplace.

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Significant progress

Tutors ensure that apprentices benefit from regular high-quality tripartite progress reviews. During progress reviews, line managers provide valuable updates on apprentices’ performance at work. Tutors use this information to assess and set goals for apprentices to help them develop significant new knowledge, skills and behaviours. As a result, tutors and line managers have highly effective oversight on how well apprentices develop.

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Significant progress

Tutors develop very useful action plans in conjunction with line managers during progress reviews. This sets clear expectations of line managers areas of responsibility. As a result, line managers plan effective opportunities for apprentices to apply the knowledge they have learned in lessons at work

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Significant progress

Tutors have frequent communication with employers outside of progress reviews. Line managers receive regular email updates from tutors about apprentices’ progress, including when apprentices do not meet coursework submission deadlines, or do not attend lessons. Line managers find this feedback very helpful. It enables them to provide extra support in the workplace to ensure apprentices remain on track with their studies.

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Significant progress

Leaders have taken an extremely considered approach to implementing governance arrangements. They have undertaken external governance training to help them understand how to provide effective challenge and scrutiny. Leaders have developed a detailed training plan for new governors. As a result, leaders plan for a new board of governors to be in place from August 2022 onwards. Leaders have been very proactive in ensuring they have external scrutiny and challenge of the curriculum until the board of governors is established. They have Monitoring visit: The Recalvi Enterprise Ltd, 7 to 8 July 2022 worked with a number of external quality assurance (EQA) consultants to provide impartial challenge and scrutiny. Leaders have a good understanding of the main strengths and weakness of their apprenticeships. As a result, they have a robust quality improvement plan. They have put in place new policies and procedures, such

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Significant progress

as on attendance, which have brought about significant positive improvements.

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Significant progress

EQA consultants provide very effective training and development opportunities to tutors, curriculum managers and designated safeguarding leads. Staff receive effective training on managing disruptive behaviour, addressing attendance issues, using different forms of assessment, and understanding safeguarding and the ‘Prevent’ duty. As a result, the quality of training apprentices receive is greatly improved.

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Significant progress

Leaders work collaboratively with EQA consultants to improve apprentices’ preparation for the end-point assessment examination. As a result, tutors have improved the quality of the discussions they have with apprentices during mock assessments. A high proportion of apprentices achieve a high grade. Monitoring visit: The Recalvi Enterprise Ltd, 7 to 8 July 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 and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for children looked after, safeguarding

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Significant progress

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