Inspection dates
Stage One Inspection: June 2016
Stage Two Inspection: November 2016
Inspection judgement
Grade 1 : Outstanding
This is outstanding provision. At every level and in every way, highly effective leaders have created a teacher training programme which regularly produces extremely proficient teachers who ‘hit the ground running’ when they begin their careers as NQTs.
| Overall effectiveness : How well does the partnership secure consistently high quality outcomes for trainees? | 1 – Outstanding |
| The outcomes for trainees | 1 – Outstanding |
| The quality of training across the partnership | 1 – Outstanding |
| The quality of leadership and management across the partnership | 1 – Outstanding |
The key strengths of the partnership
- Outstanding recruitment and selection procedures which mean that only the very best candidates join the programme.
- Outstanding training that results in trainees who are well prepared for life in school and develop the necessary resilience for a prolonged career in teaching.
- Outstanding quality assurance procedures which mean that any emerging issues are identified quickly and addressed as soon as possible.
- Highly effective training for physical education reflecting the partnership’s success in developing a reputation for recruiting and training outstanding physical education teachers.
- Trainees’ strong subject knowledge which they are able to apply well so that pupils make good or better progress.
- Trainees’ high regard for the extremely well-led and managed programme.
- The focused care and support provided for any trainees facing personal challenges which enables them to complete the programme successfully.