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Communication and consultation with children and young people with learning disabilities: Bridges Resource Centre
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- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
A description of good practice from the Bridges Resource Centre, a respite care centre near Wokingham, which demonstrates flexible and effective approaches in relation to communicating and consulting with children and young people with learning disabilities and a complex mixture of communication difficulties. A recent extension of the centre prompted the consultation to ensure the children and young people were able to have their say.
Progression post-16 for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
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- OFSTED
- Publisher:
- OFSTED
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This survey evaluates the arrangements for transition from school and the provision in post-16 settings for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities up to the age of 25. Through visits to 32 providers and the completion of 111 detailed case studies, inspectors assessed the effectiveness of provision in enabling learners to develop greater independence, and progress to further learning or open or supported employment.
Best practice in safeguarding in colleges: report summary
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- OFSTED
- Publisher:
- OFSTED
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
The framework for the inspection of further education and skills has a strong emphasis on keeping learners safe. This summary presents the key findings of a survey of best practice in colleges based on visits to 14 of the 15 colleges that received an outstanding grade for the leadership and management of their safeguarding arrangements in 2009/10. The colleges include general further education colleges, sixth form colleges, and independent specialist colleges catering for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
Best practice in safeguarding in colleges: a survey of best practice in safeguarding based on visits to 14 of the 15 colleges that received an outstanding grade for the leadership and management of their safeguarding arrangements in 2009/10
- Author:
- OFSTED
- Publisher:
- OFSTED
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
The framework for the inspection of further education and skills has a strong emphasis on keeping learners safe. This survey presents best practice based on visits to 14 of the 15 colleges that received an outstanding grade for the leadership and management of their safeguarding arrangements in 2009/10. They include general further education colleges, sixth form colleges, and independent specialist colleges catering for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Areas of good practice discussed include: promoting safeguarding, training, safeguarding vulnerable groups, promoting safeguarding through teaching and learning, keeping the college's environment safe, and safe recruitment of staff. Points are illustrated with examples of good practice. Annexes provide the names and brief profiles of the colleges visited.