A program designed to help providers to improve their capacity for self-assessment and self-improvement, to enable the further education system to move towards becoming self-regulating, and to implement the LSC's Framework for Excellence as it is fully rolled out.
Delivered by
A consortium led by Deloitte MCS Ltd including Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL) and Pat Morgan-Webb from 1st August 2007.
ForAll providers and colleges within the further education system including offender institutes, work based learning and specialist colleges.
CostFree
Scope
The principal process to be used within the new programme, will be peer review and development, which will enable providers to work together in peer groups to benchmark practice, validate self assessment judgements, share practice and carry out collaborative work to support improvement
Building on its work in leading the national peer referencing pilots (Click here for Evaluation of the National Peer Referencing Pilots), new peer review and development groups will be established across a range of specialist support programmes, including Train to Gain and Skills for Life. Within the Support for Excellence programme the focus of review activity will be on the performance of the whole organisation, with review topics being negotiated according to need.
There will be 125 peer review and development groups established of around five organisations per group with a geographical and sectoral spread which reflects the structure of the further education system, including offender learning and DWP peer groups. Providers will be expected to carry out reviews of provision in partner organisations, provide feedback on performance and support their partners in carrying out improvement activity. They will also be expected to host review activities, sharing self assessment reports and related documentation with their partner organisations for this purpose.
Programme website
For full programme details and upcoming events please visit the Support for Excellence website http://excellence.qia.org.uk/sfe
News and up-dates
Invitation to all colleges and providers to register an interest in participating in peer review and development groups
Providers wishing to participate in this programme will need to demonstrate a high level of commitment to peer group working, including the direct involvement of senior staff. They will also be expected to become champions of peer review and development activity and encourage other organisations to become involved in this work. Benefits to participating organisations will include advice and support from trusted peer practitioners, the professional development of staff, accelerated improvement in targeted areas, up-to-date information and support for implementing the Framework for Excellence, and an overall enhancement of the organisational capacity to improve
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