1. Estyn Presentation Huw Collins HMI What is Estyn? What is excellence in teaching and learning? Inspection evidence.

2. What is excellence in teaching and learning? Does the FE sector provide excellence in teaching and learning?

3. Estyn inspections: Two summary judgements:  current performance and  prospects for improvement Three key questions:  How good are outcomes?  How good is provision?  How good are leadership and management?

4. Four judgements: Excellent Many strengths, including significant examples of sector-leading practice Good Many strengths and no important areas requiring significant improvement Adequate Strengths outweigh areas for improvement Unsatisfactory Important areas for improvement outweigh strengths

5. Inspections 2004-2010 Seven key questions in the framework Three providers with highest grades One provider re-inspected

6. Inspections 2004-2010 Key Question 2 – how good are teaching and assessment? 21% of providers awarded a grade 1 63% of providers awarded a grade 2 16% of providers awarded a grade 3 No providers awarded a grade 4 or 5

7. Inspection grades awarded for Key Question 2 from 2004-2010

8. As shown in the chart above, the quality of teaching, training and assessment was good or better in 84% of the further education institutions between 2004 and 2010. It was outstanding in 21%.

9. Overall, the quality of teaching improved over the current cycle, but the proportion of outstanding teaching has remained about the same.

10. 2.2 Teaching and training No provider awarded an excellent judgement 2 providers awarded good judgement 2 providers awarded adequate judgement Inspections 2010-2016 Inspections to date

11. Overall performance Prospects for improvement Coleg Morgannwg AdequateGood St. David’s Catholic College Excellent Pembrokeshire College Good UOW NewportUnsatisfactory

12. Inspections 2010-2016 Inspections to date How good are outcomes? How good is provision? How good are leadership and management? Coleg Morgannwg AdequateGood St. David’s Catholic College Excellent Pembrokeshire College Good UOW NewportUnsatisfactoryAdequateUnsatisfactory

13. Inspections 2010-2016 Inspections to date 2.2 Teaching and training 3.2 Improving quality Coleg Morgannwg Adequate Link inspector follow-up St. David’s Catholic College GoodExcellentSector leading practice Pembrokeshire College Good Sector leading practice UOW NewportAdequateUnsatisfactoryRe-inspection

14. What are the features of good teaching and learning?

15. Estyn framework: Inspectors should evaluate the extent to which teachers and trainers: Use up-to-date subject and technical knowledge Have high expectation of all learners Plan effectively and have clear objectives for taught sessions and other learning experiences Use a range of teaching and training methods and resources that interest, stimulate and challenge learners Focus appropriately on the development of learners’ skills, particularly in literacy

16. Estyn framework: Inspectors should evaluate the extent to which teachers and trainers: are themselves good language models establish good working relationships that foster learning use technical and learning support staff effectively are effective in providing demanding work to meet the needs of all learners, irrespective of their ability

17. Assessment of and for learning Inspectors should evaluate: How well oral feedback and marking enable learners to know how well they are doing and what they need to do to improve The appropriateness of formative and summative assessment and its use in planning and improving learning How well learners are involved in assessing their own progress and achievements and how well they understand how to improve

18. Improving quality Inspectors should: Evaluate the effectiveness of what the college does to improve learning experiences and outcomes Judge the extent to which the self-assessment draws on first-hand evidence of the quality of teaching and learning

19. Improving quality Inspectors should judge the extent to which staff: are supported by the college to take part in continuous professional development acquire new knowledge and skills to develop more effective approaches to learning, teaching and training share good practice with other teachers both within and outside the college reflect on their own practice ensure that their professional learning impacts on learners’ achievements and wellbeing

20. Summary What is excellence in teaching and learning? Does the FE sector provide excellence in teaching and learning? What do we need to do?