Claudius Consulting Limited

At the most recent full inspection, the following areas were identified as needing to improve:

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 Make sure that apprentices proceed to their final assessments in a timely manner.

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 Fully implement effective initial advice and guidance so that apprentices understand the demands and expectations of taking an apprenticeship.

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 Ensure that actions identified to improve weaknesses are implemented swiftly.

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During the monitoring inspection, inspectors focused on the following themes:

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 Theme 1: How much progress have leaders made in ensuring that apprentices can proceed to their final assessments in a timely manner?

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 Theme 2: How much progress have leaders made in ensuring that apprentices make at least the expected progress from their starting points and complete their apprenticeship in the planned timescale?

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 Theme 3: How much progress have leaders made in ensuring that actions identified to improve weaknesses are implemented swiftly?

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teaching and training)

Leaders have taken effective actions to ensure that apprentices can proceed to their final assessments in a timely manner. They identified the individual apprentices who were making slow progress and put in place actions to help them to catch up. Managers met fortnightly to review the actions with tutors and adapt them accordingly. They now have a much stronger oversight of the progress that apprentices make through accurate tracking. They have developed a tracking system that tutors and managers update daily. Claudius Consulting Limited Blake House, 18 Blake Street, York YO1 8QG

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12 and 13 February 2026 Monitoring inspection report: Claudius Consulting Limited 12 and 13 February 2026

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Leaders have also addressed the backlog of assessments which needed marking. Apprentices now get their assessed work back promptly and receive helpful coaching and guidance from their tutors on how to make improvements.

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Tutors monitor the progress of apprentices accurately through fortnightly meetings with them, focusing on the workplace project and the development of their knowledge and skills. Tutors liaise very effectively with employers to ensure that they are fully aware of apprentices’ progress. Apprentices who previously had not completed in a timely manner have now achieved, with a high proportion gaining distinctions.

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their apprenticeship in the planned timescale? (Achievement)

Leaders have made sensible changes to the apprenticeship recruitment process to ensure that apprentices and employers have a much clearer understanding of the commitment required for an apprenticeship. Apprentices and employers are now clear about the demands of taking an apprenticeship. Leaders have identified that, while this has slowed down the recruitment of apprentices from a few employers, this is the right thing to do. This has contributed to apprentices making at least the expected progress from their starting points.

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their apprenticeship in the planned timescale? (Achievement)

Apprentices and their employers attend a comprehensive pre-enrolment meeting that covers all aspects of the apprenticeship, including the off-the-job commitment from the apprentice and the employer. Tutors discuss timescales for completion, the workplace project and all planned training and review dates.

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their apprenticeship in the planned timescale? (Achievement)

Tutors have a further meeting, before the start of the apprenticeship programme, with the apprentice and their employer to define the workplace project. Consequently, apprentices now start their workplace project more swiftly. Managers and staff have developed helpful resources and guides for apprentices to support them in developing their projects. These resources help apprentices to be more focused and link their projects more clearly to the workplace. Apprentices are clearer about how to achieve merit and distinction grades.

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governance )

Leaders have swiftly addressed areas of weakness. They have made rapid progress in addressing the significant issue related to assessment marking. Leaders have ensured that more staff are trained to review apprentices’ portfolios in preparation for external assessment. Apprentices are now progressing much more quickly and achieving very well. Fewer apprentices are now leaving programmes before completion. Monitoring inspection report: Claudius Consulting Limited 12 and 13 February 2026

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Leaders have strengthened their quality processes to ensure that weaknesses are identified and addressed. They have developed a comprehensive quality improvement plan, which they use very effectively to identify and address weaknesses quickly. Leaders have ensured that there is now a much greater focus on apprentices’ progress.

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Governors have effective oversight of the provision and provide helpful challenge and support to leaders. At board meetings, governors now review the quality improvement plan more frequently. They use a set of helpful key performance indicators, including monitoring the number of apprentices with breaks in learning, to hold leaders to account for performance. Governors rightly prioritise the scrutiny of the progress of apprentices over discussions about other more operational matters. Leaders should continue to work to address the areas identified as needing improvement in the full inspection report.

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About this inspection

This is the first monitoring inspection following publication of the inspection report on 20 August 2025 which found the provider to be requires improvement overall.

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About this inspection

The provider’s previous full inspection was carried out under the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) at that time. The renewed EIF took effect from 10 November 2025. The areas for improvement identified at the provider’s full inspection and subsequent monitoring inspection have been cross-referenced to relevant evaluation areas in the inspection toolkit for consideration on this monitoring inspection.

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About this inspection

The purpose of this monitoring inspection was not to determine grades for any of the evaluation areas set out in the further education and skills inspection toolkit. The purpose was to identify and report on the provider’s progress in addressing the areas identified as needing to improve since the provider’s previous inspection.

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About this inspection

At the time of the monitoring inspection, the provider had 27 apprentices. Since the previous inspection, the provider has enrolled apprentices under the age of 18. It currently has 3 apprentices in this age group.

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Team inspector

Jonny Wright His Majesty’s Inspector Monitoring inspection report: Claudius Consulting Limited 12 and 13 February 2026

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inspection

Monitoring inspection report: Claudius Consulting Limited 12 and 13 February 2026

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