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Transforming lives through learningDocument title

Arrangements for assuring and improving the

quality of provision in Scotland’s colleges

How Good Is Our CollegeGuidance Network Event

June 2017


A few questions to help us focus…

1. Have you had an introduction to HGIOC?

2. Do you broadly know the differences in the

new approach?

3. Do you have a strong self-evaluation system

for your team currently?

4. Are you getting guidance internally on the

new model?


The new approach

• Development year

• On-going engagement between college, GCRB, ES

and SFC

• Production of Evaluative Report and Enhancement

Plan – October 2017

• Endorsement process October – November 2017

• Evaluation December 2017


Two new documentshttps://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/frwk18-how-good-is-

our-college151216.pdf

The framework - now called How good is our college? Still

based on three key areas: leadership and quality culture ;

delivery of learning and services to support the learning; and

outcomes and impact. Also a new reflection on capacity to

improve.

http://www.sfc.ac.uk/web/FILES/ReportsandPublications/SFC_Education

_Scotland_Quality_Arrangements_in_colleges.pdf

The arrangements – Arrangements for assuring and

improving the quality of provision and services in

Scotland’s colleges

https://education.gov.scot/improvement/Documents/frwk18-how-good-is-our-college151216.pdf

http://www.sfc.ac.uk/web/FILES/ReportsandPublications/SFC_Education_Scotland_Quality_Arrangements_in_colleges.pdf


The main change in activity of the college

• Develop an improved methodology for leading its

own evaluation that brings in more externality

• Build in the themes and challenge questions from

How good is our college?

• Develop an evaluative report (with three high level

gradings) for Oct 2017

• Develop an enhancement plan for Oct 2017


How Good Is Our College

• Gives more background about the why and how of

evaluation

• Works on three main areas, not unlike the last model

- Leadership and quality culture

- Delivery of learning and services to support

learning

- Outcomes and impact

• Looks for comment on capacity to improve


Leadership and quality culture

How good is our leadership and approach to

improvement?

• Governance and leadership of change

• Leadership of learning and teaching

• Leadership of services to support learning

• Evaluation leading to improvement


Delivery of learning and services to support learning

How good is the quality of the provision and services

we deliver?

• Safeguarding and child protection

• Curriculum

• Learning, teaching and assessment

• Services to support learning

• Transitions

• Partnerships


Outcomes and impact

How good are we at ensuring the best possible

outcomes for all our learners?

• Wellbeing, equality and inclusion

• Equity, attainment and achievement for all

learners


Capacity for improvement

What is our capacity for improvement? It is not an item

on its own, but builds on

• Leadership and quality culture

• Delivery of learning and services to support learning

• Outcomes and impact

The evidence is drawn from other areas, and is not

‘graded’


Key features of How good is our college?

• Engagement with external stakeholders

• The work of curriculum teams

• Connectivity between learning and teaching and

services to support learning

• Focus on transitions into and out of college

• Engagement with learners

• Governance

• Capacity to improve


A few things that might be helpful….

• College Leavers Destinations

• Work Placement Standards (Colleges)

• Careers education standards 3-18

• Self-evaluation guide for school/college links


College leavers destinations….

• College Leavers Destinations report

http://www.sfc.ac.uk/communications/Statisticalpu

blications/2016/SFCST072016.aspx

http://www.sfc.ac.uk/communications/Statisticalpublications/2016/SFCST072016.aspx


Work placement standards (colleges) ….

• Work placement standards developed by SFC

Sept 2016

http://www.sfc.ac.uk/web/FILES/GUI_SFCGD20201

6_WorkPlacementStandardforColleges/Work_Plac

ement_Standard_for_Colleges.pdf

http://www.sfc.ac.uk/web/FILES/GUI_SFCGD202016_WorkPlacementStandardforColleges/Work_Placement_Standard_for_Colleges.pdf


Careers Education Standard (3-18)

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningandteaching/th

ecurriculum/dyw/careerseducation/index.asp

• Lays out the expectations and entitlements

• Entitlements include: wider curriculum options;

understanding employers and self employment;

developing CMS; and access to information and MyWoW

• Expectations are laid out for : parents/carers;

teachers/practitioners; SDS; employers.

• Appendix 1 lays out “I Can” statements for key stages

including “S4-S6 and college…”

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningandteaching/thecurriculum/dyw/careerseducation/index.asp


A self evaluation guide for school/college partnerships

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/eslb/2016/03/31

/new-schoolcollege-partnership-self-evaluation-

guide/?dm_i=LQE,457FC,49RSC3,F29JZ,1

• This was developed in March ‘16 to help colleges and

schools reflect on their partnership working

• It builds on the college and school (HGIOS4) evaluation

frameworks

• Is based on a series of challenge questions

• Not compulsory, but possibly a helpful tool

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/eslb/2016/03/31/new-schoolcollege-partnership-self-evaluation-guide/?dm_i=LQE,457FC,49RSC3,F29JZ,1


And finally……….

….any questions

Dr John Laird HMI

[email protected]