Resource Productions

Resource Productions Monitoring visit report

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Name of lead inspector: Mike Finn, His Majesty's Inspector

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Type of provider: Independent learning provider

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Address: 27 Church Street, Slough, SL1 1PL Monitoring visit: Resource Productions, 28 and 29 May 2024

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Context and focus of visit

Ofsted undertakes to carry out monitoring visits to all newly directly funded providers of adult learning provision where the provision offered is in scope for inspection. This monitoring visit was undertaken as part of those arrangements and as outlined in the ‘Further education and skills inspection handbook’, especially the sections entitled ‘Monitoring visits’ and ‘Monitoring visits to providers that are newly directly publicly funded’. The focus of these visits is on the themes set out below.

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Context and focus of visit

Resource Productions is a film and media company operating in Slough, West Berkshire. They offer a range of courses to encourage under-represented adults to consider a career working in the film and television industry.

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Context and focus of visit

At the time of the monitoring visit, a mixture of 15 employed and unemployed adult learners were studying a Skills Bootcamp in film and television production. Resource Productions have also taught a technical Skills Bootcamp in camera, lighting and grip.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have a clear purpose for the Skills Bootcamps provision. They focus these programmes on under-represented people in the local area. Leaders work closely with a board of industry employers to find out exactly what jobs vacancies exist in the industry. They design courses to address these needs. For example, the board recognised a demand for electrical and technical roles. As a result, they launched the camera, lighting and grip Skills Bootcamp.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have effective oversight of the progress learners make. They check attendance robustly and follow up absences effectively. They also put on extra sessions to help those who fall behind to catch up. Almost all learners who start on Skills Bootcamps remain on the programme until the end and achieve their learning goals.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders make sure that trainers have extensive technical skills and knowledge in film, television and digital. Trainers are industry experts, having worked in areas such as producing, researching and directing film and media output. They draw on these experiences well. For example, they use realistic examples when teaching concepts in class. This helps to improve learners’ understanding of what that they learn in training sessions. Monitoring visit: Resource Productions, 28 and 29 May 2024 Leaders do not evaluate the quality of teaching and assessment effectively enough, or with enough precision. For example, leaders do not make sure that effective practice is shared between staff. Trainers do not know what they need to do improve their teaching or assessment skills.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders effectively track learners’ next steps. They contact them several times after they finish the Skills Bootcamp. Staff signpost learners to new and upcoming job opportunities. They also offer extra help, including guidance for writing job applications and support with attending job interviews. A very high proportion of learners move on to employment or further study at the end of their programme.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders organise the content of the Skills Bootcamp logically. This helps learners to develop foundational theoretical knowledge, before practicing new skills in practical contexts. For example, learners start by learning about different writing and filming techniques. They then develop their own scripts and use filming equipment to produce film and television output. As a result, learners are able to put what they learn into practice.

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Reasonable progress

Trainers adjust teaching to support students with special educational needs/disabilities. As a result, students are well supported and make good progress. For example, trainers ensure that learners who struggle in social situations are helped to work with others on projects.

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Reasonable progress

Staff make sure that learners are well prepared to attend their guaranteed interview with a media employer. All learners in the current cohort have had an interview. As a result, they receive excellent practice in applying for industry jobs.

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Reasonable progress

Trainers effectively promote industry behaviours. As a result, students respect each other and model the professional conduct expected in the television and film industry. For example, learners know how to present themselves well when at networking events.

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Reasonable progress

Trainers do not provide learners with clear or sufficiently useful feedback on their work. As a result, learners do not know exactly they need to do to further improve their work. Trainers do not routinely highlight where learners make spelling and grammar errors. Learners do not learn from their mistakes, and the standard of their written work does not improve over time. Monitoring visit: Resource Productions, 28 and 29 May 2024

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have created a strong culture of safeguarding. They make sure that the designated safeguarding lead and staff who work with learners receive appropriate training in adult safeguarding. This makes them alert to the risks that learners face in their lives.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have developed appropriate policies and procedures in relation to identifying and responding to safeguarding concerns. However, guidance about how staff should respond to allegations of harmful sexual behaviour is not clear enough.

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Reasonable progress

Trainers ensure that learners are taught about how to stay safe in the media and film industry. For example, learners know how to respond to any extreme views that they may encounter when researching for projects, and how this should be reported. Monitoring visit: Resource Productions, 28 and 29 May 2024 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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Reasonable progress

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