Turning Factor Limited

Turning Factor Limited Monitoring visit report

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Name of lead inspector: Mark Care, His Majesty’s Inspector

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Inspection dates: 15 and 16 January 2025

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Type of provider: Independent learning provider

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Address: Network House Alkmaar Way Norwich Norfolk NR6 6BF Monitoring visit: Turning Factor Limited, 15 and 16 January 2025

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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

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

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Context and focus of visit

Turning Factor Limited is an independent learning provider in Norwich. It teaches Skills Bootcamps in leadership and management at level 3 and level 5. Turning Factor has been offering Skills Bootcamps since 2022. At the time of the monitoring visit, there were no learners enrolled. Learners who had recently completed Skills Bootcamps were spoken to as part of the visit.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have improved their safeguarding arrangements and have effective oversight and monitoring of their policies and procedures. They have provided appropriate training to staff on safeguarding and the ‘Prevent’ duty and ensure that staff are safe to work with adult learners. Staff have a secure understanding of their safeguarding responsibilities and know how to raise a safeguarding concern.

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Reasonable progress

Learners have an effective understanding of the risks posed by those with extremist views and know how to identify the signs of those who may have been radicalised.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have appropriate reporting procedures to alert them to any potential safeguarding incidents. They have yet to put in place measures to help learners understand the local risks in the areas that they live and work.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have an experienced governor to provide oversight for safeguarding. The governor has supported leaders to put in place an appropriate policy and procedures to safeguard learners. Monitoring visit: Turning Factor Limited, 15 and 16 January 2025 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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