John Leggott College

Inspection report for further education college with residential accommodation: John Leggott College 1 SENSITIVE-OFSTED USE ONLY

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John Leggott College John Leggott College, West Common Lane, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire DN17 1DS Inspection of residential provision Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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residential accommodation

This college is for students aged 16 to 19. The college offers a wide range of courses, including A levels and BTECs. The staff have welcomed international students for over 30 years.

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residential accommodation

The international students come from a wide range of different countries.

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residential accommodation

The international students live with homestay families in the local community. At the time of this inspection, this was the only form of accommodation that the college provided. There were 39 international students living with homestay families. The homestay families undergo an assessment to check their suitability to host international students.

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residential accommodation

The inspectors only considered the social care provision for students aged 16 to 17 years at this further education college.

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good

How well young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The college provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: outstanding Inspection report for further education college with residential accommodation: John Leggott College 2 SENSITIVE-OFSTED USE ONLY

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Overall experiences and progress of young people: good

The international students have a positive experience in the college and benefit from living with host families. Students know who to go to if they have problems or concerns. When one international student shared worries regarding their homestay living arrangements, college staff supported the student to move to a better suited homestay family.

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Overall experiences and progress of young people: good

Some international students have a real sense of belonging because of the additional support offered by their homestay families and college staff. Homestay families are proud of their role; some develop links with the international students and build life-long relationships. Some homestay families have visited students in the student’s country of origin. This shows the importance of these relationships.

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Overall experiences and progress of young people: good

Staff support international students to integrate into college life. Students access a ‘buddy scheme’ that allows them to spend time with local students. International students access a variety of enrichment activities, such as first-aid courses and chess and badminton clubs. They enjoy visiting a local aquarium, shopping trips, visits to the local football club and attending an England women’s football match. Some students are proud to represent the college basketball team. These opportunities are invaluable for international students to have fun, feel part of the local community and gain information about British culture.

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Overall experiences and progress of young people: good

International students have access to a range of health and emotional well-being services. External professionals offer the students support to raise awareness around healthy relationships. The college runs ‘upskilling sessions’ and ‘focused learning programmes’ that help students consider a variety of career options. International students embrace opportunities to progress to a university, including the most prestigious universities in the United Kingdom.

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Overall experiences and progress of young people: good

Staff work hard to ensure that international students are carefully suited to their homestay families. They have carefully planned inductions to homestay families and the college before the beginning of the academic year. This allows international students to become familiar with their new college before the new term commences, which helps to reduce any potential anxieties for the students.

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Overall experiences and progress of young people: good

The international students spoke about feeling supported by staff at the college. However, there are gaps in staff practice around ensuring that students can talk about their experiences of homestays. This means that leaders and managers are not assured that staff consistently assess and record students’ well-being.

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How well young people are helped and protected: good

All international students spoken to during the inspection said they feel safe and know who they can talk to. Staff listen to any of the students’ concerns and respond Inspection report for further education college with residential accommodation: John Leggott College 3 SENSITIVE-OFSTED USE ONLY

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How well young people are helped and protected: good

appropriately. This resulted in some students being supported to access services such as the police and emotional well-being support.

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How well young people are helped and protected: good

The college has clear safeguarding systems in place, and staff are proactive in keeping the students safe. The designated safeguarding lead and the international student staff work collaboratively and identify any students who may benefit from additional support. The international students and homestay families have access to 24-hour emergency support from college staff.

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How well young people are helped and protected: good

Investigations into staff practice and any complaints are handled quickly and in accordance with statutory guidance. The leaders of the college have effective links with local authorities, designated officers and other safeguarding agencies.

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How well young people are helped and protected: good

International students are supported during their induction to engage in sessions that develop their awareness of potential risks. These risks include substance misuse, dangers from going missing and exploitation. This support is invaluable for international students to support their safe integration into the local community.

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How well young people are helped and protected: good

The college carries out yearly health and safety checks within the homes of host families. This includes checks for gas safety, lock security and smoke detectors. This ensures that the students are living in safe environments.

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How well young people are helped and protected: good

Staff carry out suitability risk assessments around recruitment and ongoing assessments of homestay families. However, these could be strengthened to ensure staff carry out additional focused discussions with homestay families that support thorough and detailed risk assessments.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers in the college are passionate about the international students having positive experiences. Leaders and managers want students to feel happy and safe in their homestay families as well as in college. Leaders and managers carry out self-assessments of the support offered to students. This helps them understand services for international students and provides an opportunity to celebrate the students’ progress and achievements.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The support officer for international students is dedicated to helping the students to access a range of daily services and on-call support. The student support officer feels supported by their manager. College leaders and managers are proactive around increasing supervisor support for international students alongside providing greater opportunities to access specialist training for staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff for international students maintain strong links with other college staff, such as the board of governors, careers service and emotional well-being services. The parents of international students and the international agency gave positive feedback regarding the communication and support available. Inspection report for further education college with residential accommodation: John Leggott College 4 SENSITIVE-OFSTED USE ONLY

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Homestay families enjoy and benefit from attending events in the college, such as quiz nights. This collaborative approach helps support the quality of care offered to international students.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and managers have oversight of homestay families. However, gaps in staff practice prevent homestay families from having regular opportunities to share any potential concerns. This means in a small number of discrete areas, leaders and managers are unable to be assured that homestay families have all the required support and understand relevant policies and training.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The college has a detailed website that offers international students and parents the opportunity to gain valuable information regarding support available. Inspection report for further education college with residential accommodation: John Leggott College 5 SENSITIVE-OFSTED USE ONLY

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Points for improvement

 The college leaders should ensure they improve and maintain records around the assessment of the suitability of the homestay families. (‘Further education colleges with residential provision: national minimum standards’, page 14, paragraph 13.8)  The college leaders should ensure that they meet termly with homestay families and demonstrate practice that explores and supports development and discussions around any concerns. (‘Further education colleges with residential provision: national minimum standards’, page 15, paragraph 15.2)  The college leaders should ensure that staff regularly meet with students and seek their views regarding life with their homestay families and demonstrate actions taken to address any concerns or complaints. (‘Further education colleges with residential provision: national minimum standards’, page 18, paragraph 20.8)

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of young people, using the social care common inspection framework. This inspection was carried out under the Children Act 1989 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with the national minimum standards. Inspection report for further education college with residential accommodation: John Leggott College 6 SENSITIVE-OFSTED USE ONLY

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accommodation details

Social care unique reference number: SC062448

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Inspectors

Gina Lightfoot, Social Care Inspector (lead) Steve Guirey, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for further education college with residential accommodation: John Leggott College 7 SENSITIVE-OFSTED USE ONLY

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Inspectors

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