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Health and Safety in the Workplace - employees

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Health and Safety in the Workplace - employees

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Taken from British Safety Council

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Taken from Let's Talk about it

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Taken from Calico

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Taken from NHS England

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At Total Training we know it’s important to take care of yourself and get the most from life. Below are 10 practical ways to look after your mental health. Making simple changes to how you live doesn’t need to cost a fortune or take up loads of time. Anyone can follow this advice. Why not start today?

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It's that time again folks and your next CPD is on Equality and Diversity; this is especially important as we currently have not only a diverse workforce but also diverse learners and it seemed appropriate with the recent events that are unfolding across the world and the recent promotions from police services across the country reminding us to 'Stop the hate'. As always, please complete the questionnaire and return to your LIQA for inclusion in your CPD folder - Don't forget to include in your CPD log!

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Total Training is committed to improving its staff mental health and ensuring that each and every staff member is supported in their time of need.  We have 3 dedicated Mental Health representatives in the company; Debra Campbell, Baljinder Kaur and Fiona Lagus who are on hand to offer support, training and assistance should you require it which will be kept in the strictest of confidence.  Let's support each other, you're not alone; talk to someone you trust. Sharing a problem is often the first step to recovery.

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Ofsted has changed the way it now grades training providers with a focus on Knowledge, Skills and Behaviour - what knowledge has the learner learnt, what skills are they going to take with them and how has their behaviour and attitude changed as a result of our teaching. Please read the article below regarding the new key judgement categories.

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Dr Chris Jones sets out the focus of the watchdog's new framework, which will be in place from September

It is always a great pleasure to attend, deliver workshops and speak at the AELP conference, especially now, as we all prepare for the new inspection framework that comes in this September.

The new Ofsted framework has four key judgements. It seeks to rebalance what we look at on inspection by focusing on the substance of the curriculum and supporting leaders and teachers who act with integrity; namely, those who do the right thing for their learners and apprentices and who resist the temptation to take shortcuts.

The framework puts the curriculum back at the centre of inspection to ensure young people and adults receive the high-quality training and support they need to improve their knowledge and skills, get a new job or promotion, or gain the qualifications they need to go to university or higher levels of training.

A new quality of education judgment will evaluate the education and training that providers offer to all their learners and apprentices. Previously, we looked at the curriculum as a small element of leadership and management, and not through a teaching and assessment lens. With this framework, we will look in greater depth at what the provider chooses to offer, how well the curriculum is ordered and structured, and whether it is taught well.

"The framework puts the curriculum back at the centre"

With that focus, it is also important that we look at what happens to learners and apprentices after their education and training. Did they gain the qualifications or apprenticeship they were working towards? Did they develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed for their next steps? Did they progress to their intended destination?

A separate behaviour and attitudes judgment will allow inspectors to consider how effectively providers and employers set expectations for a calm and orderly environment for teaching, training and work. Central to this is a strong focus on attendance and turning up on time for learning and work. Simply put, if a learner or apprentice is frequently absent and often late, they are not developing the employability skills they need.

On our personal development judgment - this is about looking at the things that affect all of us at every stage of our lives: mental and physical health, equality, diversity, British values and the prevention of radicalisation and extremism in all its forms. It is also about effective careers information and guidance. For apprentices, it means covering more than just the "job" they are doing and giving them chances to learn about the range of occupations and wider skills that their training prepares them for.

Finally, the leadership and management judgment focuses on how well leaders and managers support teachers, trainers and assessors to improve their subject knowledge, teaching and assessing skills and the integrity with which they select the subjects they teach and run the organisation.

Central to the leadership and management judgment are questions about who helps the provider to develop a clarity of vision, ethos and direction. Governance is a challenging principle in further education and skills, especially in small, independent training providers. This is why, in our handbook, we focus on the process of governance and not on people called "governors". Who holds leaders to account for performance? Who makes sure that public money is well spent?

I would also like to address the issue of safeguarding and keeping young people and vulnerable adults safe. It is about understanding local risks relevant to where your learners and apprentices live and work. If, for example, knife crime, sexual exploitation or far-right extremism are issues that your learners could face daily, then these are risks facing all learners and apprentices, regardless of age. Leaders, managers and teachers must ensure that the curriculum provides learners with access to the support they need to deal with those issues.

Finally, the framework consultation feedback made us aware of concerns about the lack of review around further education and skills research, so today we publish research activity specifically for the sector. You can read more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-inspection-framework-overview-of-research

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Dr Chris Jones on the focus of the new Ofsted framework

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Dr Chris Jones sets out the focus of the watchdog's new framework, which will be in place from September It is always a great pleasure to attend, deliver workshops and speak at the AELP conference, especially now, as we all prepare for the new inspection framework that comes in this September.

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As part of your continuous development with us, every month there will be an activity for you to complete and sign; the signed document needs to be forwarded to the LIQA for inclusion in your CPD file - DON'T forget to include ALL activities in your CPD log!

This month's theme is on Safeguarding; you will find attached a copy of our safeguarding policy with a questionnaire for completion and return.

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It's all change as of the 1st September 2019!

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It's all change as of the 1st September 2019!

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Some of you will already be aware of the government change in the delivery of Functional Skills Maths and English qualifications; for those of you that haven't heard the 'good' news here goes:

The UK government, after consultation, decided that the gap between GCSE and Functional Skills qualifications was too great therefore, in an effort to bridge this gap the Functional Skills Reform comes into play on 1st September.  Essentially it means that any learner who has signed up for one of our programmes after the 1st September will, if applicable, be completing their qualifications on the new specifications.  There is unfortunately going to be an overlap with old and new FS qualifications relating to apprenticeships - if in doubt please speak to your Quality Manager/LIQA for clarification.

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Roles and Responsibilities within Total Training

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Roles and Responsibilities within Total Training

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Within ITS we have a lot of job titles but do you really know what each person does?

Operations Manager - Alex is responsible for ensuring that budgets are met and delivery is taking place so that we utilise our funding to the benefit of our clientele, she also oversees the day-to-day running of both centres and works in collaboration with other members of the senior management team to gain further funding and ensure that ITS is a force to be reckoned with!

Quality Manager/Lead IQA - Fiona looks after the quality of the delivery ensuring that we are meeting the requirements of all of our awarding bodies and Ofsted; managing and internally verifies all qualifications ensuring that what we are delivering meets the requirements of the awarding bodies and Ofsted, developing learner portfolios/schemes of work/lesson plans for delivery and carrying out CPD, training needs analysis' and standardisation meetings.

Internal Quality Assurance Team - we have some new faces to this area, all of whom are industry qualified and experienced, each evaluate and sample learner's work to ensure that the standards are being met.

Assessors - these folks are the ones on the front line delivering a variety of qualifications to the general public, companies and individuals; all have sector experience and knowledge and are very good at what they do.

Administrators - last but by no means least, you are the ones that ensure all paperwork is produced and printed for the assessors, claim certificates and register our learners so that we can do all the above; without you there would be a lot of paper floating around!

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Welcome to Integrated Training Solutions and our new Padlet page

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Welcome to Integrated Training Solutions and our new Padlet page

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Every week we will be adding to this page to keep everyone in the loop and in preparation for future Ofsted and funding visits.  Please use this page to ask questions, gain clarification or simply to review posts.  As part of your continuous development within the company we will be posting activities that need to be completed and logged onto your CPD log.

Enjoy and welcome to the ITS family! :-)