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\n Learners, colleagues and governors across The Sandwell Colleges are celebrating following their recent Ofsted inspection.\n <\/p>\n
The Sandwell Colleges,\u00a0made-up of\u00a0three colleges and several campuses across West Bromwich and Birmingham, were one of the first FE\u00a0Colleges in England to be inspected under Ofsted\u2019s new \u2018scorecard\u2019 framework launched in\u00a0November.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Celebrations\u00a0at the Colleges\u00a0are underway, having earned themselves two sought-after Strong judgements in the new themes of Skills and Inclusion and meeting\u00a0the high-bar of Expected Standard across a raft of 12 areas.<\/p>\n
The report describes learners studying in welcoming, safe and respectful environments with teachers who are well qualified and have industry experience that they use effectively.<\/p>\n
Learners are taught very well-planned and structured\u00a0lessons which reflect the subject or sector well.\u00a0Leaders have significantly invested in their Inclusion strategy, underpinned by an ethos of ambition and nurturing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lisa Capper MBE, CEO and Principal said: \u201cWe are\u00a0thrilled\u00a0with our\u00a0report\u00a0and\u00a0recognition of\u00a0our important work on Skills and Inclusion.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are always ambitious for our learners\u00a0and our\u00a0Strategy\u00a0\u2018Your Future Our Focus\u2019 is all about\u00a0progression to\u00a0theirnext stage.\u00a0We\u00a0continue to go from strength to strength with good achievement\u00a0and\u00a0progression,\u00a0and a\u00a0great ethos\u00a0embracinglearning, diversity and well-being.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are\u00a0also\u00a0excited\u00a0about our new\u00a0specialist\u00a0facilities and campuses\u00a0in key sector areas such as health and engineering.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are\u00a0so\u00a0proud of our colleagues who are described as leading by example, celebrating\u00a0culture and community\u00a0and ensuring bespoke support for our learners.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHeartfelt thanks\u00a0go\u00a0toour fantastic learners, too, and to\u00a0all of our stakeholders\u00a0who through our powerful partnerships\u00a0help deliver our important vision.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The report details how young learners, adults\u00a0and apprentices are frequently exposed to industry experiences, preparing them well for university\u00a0or\u00a0employment. Apprenticeships has improved since the last inspection and employers value apprentices\u2019 teamwork, communication and confidence.<\/p>\n
The report gives praise to the new senior leadership team and governors who since their appointment 12 months ago have developed a clear new vision and strategy\u00a0with\u00a0colleagues and stakeholders. Leaders work purposefully\u00a0and\u00a0are highly agile in responding to emerging skills needs across the region.\u00a0Staff work collaboratively with employers to plan training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Learners, colleagues and governors across The Sandwell Colleges are celebrating following their recent Ofsted inspection. The Sandwell Colleges,\u00a0made-up…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":742758,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[22440,22441,855,9163,22439,748,9444,1354,393,9453,4884,14987,269,12,3669,9440,93,16823,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-742757","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-102-5","9":"tag-102-5-fm","10":"tag-birmingham","11":"tag-black-country","12":"tag-brierley-hill","13":"tag-britain","14":"tag-dab","15":"tag-dudley","16":"tag-england","17":"tag-fm","18":"tag-great-britain","19":"tag-halesowen","20":"tag-music","21":"tag-news","22":"tag-online","23":"tag-radio","24":"tag-sport","25":"tag-stourbridge","26":"tag-uk","27":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}