Preparing for Ofsted:

How Healthy FE can help

Welcome

Objectives

• Key changes to Ofsted’s Common Inspection Framework since September

• How Healthy FE can help you to demonstrate your commitment to staff and learner health and wellbeing

• Ideas exchange

Be Healthy

“To make their judgements, inspectors will evaluate the extent to whichlearners have the knowledge and understanding to enable them to make informed choices about their health and well-being.”

A4. Are learners able to make informed choices about their own health and well-being?

Further guidance from Ofsted

Inspectors should take into account, where relevant: use of available learner health and well-being data to

identify the health needs of all groups, including the most vulnerable

use of learners’ views on the range and quality of health-related services provided

partnership work with external agencies to support delivery and facilitate referral to specialist services

learners’ awareness of the consequences of smoking, alcohol abuse and drugs, insufficient physical exercise and an unhealthy diet

learners’ participation in activities which tackle key aspects of learners’ physical and mental health, well-being and emotional development

learners’ opportunities to access confidential support learners’ involvement in developing a range of opportunities

and activities which are inclusive and have high rates of participation, to increase their levels of physical activity and to improve the uptake of healthy food choices within the provider’s setting. 

Source: Ofsted: Handbook for the Inspection of Further Education & Skills from September 2009 (Page 48)

Experience so far

“They were almost obsessive about health and safeguarding. The inspector made it very clear that they wanted evidence about ECM” (London college)

“One of the development areas identified for us was to gather evidence of student and staff needs” (London College)

"Very data driven - a big change from previous inspections - the inspectors kept asking "how can you back that up?" and there was also a big emphasis on learner voice." (East Midlands College)

How Healthy FE can help: Self Review Tool

•Developed with the sector

•Organisational level review tool• Governance• Health Service Provision • Facilities• Communication & Information• Personal & Social Development• Participation

Self Review Tool: results

• Assess progress

• Devise action plan

• PIN

Big College Health Check

•Online survey with staff and learners to helps colleges baseline:

• Health priorities

• Awareness, use and satisfaction with services

• Desired changes in service provision

•Successful pilot with 3 EoE colleges – wider rollout underway with staff and learners in 40 colleges results in March

•Task Group to inform future development

•Talk to the EoE colleges today

Ideas Exchange

use of available learner health and well-being data to identify the health needs of all groups, including the most vulnerable

use of learners’ views on the range and quality of health-related services provided

partnership work with external agencies to support delivery and facilitate referral to specialist services

learners’ awareness of the consequences of smoking, alcohol abuse and drugs, insufficient physical exercise and an unhealthy diet

learners’ participation in activities which tackle key aspects of learners’ physical and mental health, well-being and emotional development

learners’ opportunities to access confidential support learners’ involvement in developing a range of opportunities

and activities which are inclusive and have high rates of participation, to increase their levels of physical activity and to improve the uptake of healthy food choices within the provider’s setting. 

Source: Ofsted: Handbook for the Inspection of Further Education & Skills from September 2009 (Page 48)

Learning more

•Today: Healthy FE stand in marketplace

•Healthy FE website: www.excellencegateway.org.uk/hfep

•Contact us healthyfe.education@tribalgroup.co.uk