Contextualised Careers Advice and Guidance: Meeting Inspection, Matrix Standard and Gatsby Requirements Part 2
AELP Workshop
Facilitator: Maureen Deary, FE and Skills and Independent Schools Inspector, Strategic Adviser in Quality
Guest speakers: Ian Smith, FES Consultant, Inspector, Formed Ofsted Senior HMI, Roger Chapman, Head of Service, The Matrix Standard, Tom Shirt, Project Manager, The Gatsby Foundation, and Sue Gomer, LLP Partner, Quality Director, DSL, Logistica Training and Consultancy Ltd
Member rate: £99.00 + VAT
Non Member Rate £199.00 + VAT
Overview
Ensuring learners are equipped for the future isn’t just good practice – it’s a statutory requirement and a critical component of quality and inspection frameworks in the FE and Skills sector.
This practical and insightful half-day online workshop will help you and your organisation to meet the required Ofsted Inspection, matrix standards and Gatsby Benchmarks.
You’ll gain some strategies, tools, and resources to embed high-quality careers guidance throughout the learner journey, including onboarding and curriculum delivery, with specific focus on supporting all learners, including those with SEND, ALN, and EHCPs.
Objectives
Why attend?
- Understand the latest statutory and Ofsted inspection framework toolkit requirements for CEIAG
- Explore practical ways to embed careers education into curriculum delivery, aligned with Gatsby Benchmarks and the matrix Standard
- Evaluate proven CEIAG strategies, tools, and resources for FE and HE settings
- Hear directly from the provider voice on effective practice
- Develop a tailored CEIAG action plan to strengthen your Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP)
Facilitated by
Facilitator
Maureen Deary, FE and Skills and Independent Schools Inspector, Strategic Adviser in Quality
Maureen is a current practising further education and skills inspector and lead inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). She inspects and provides consultancy support across all FE and Skills and HEI provision and a wide range of sector areas sectors. She works with a range of colleges, prime and sub-contractor/partner training provider organisations and is a consultant and adviser in quality development support and improvement work and has supported organisations for over thirty years in the state, private, schools, further and higher education sectors. . She has lived and worked overseas in the education sector and has held representative sports coaching posts to national level. Maureen has worked for a number of awarding bodies approving new centres, developing qualifications, acting as a Chief and Centre Approvals Verifier/Moderator and Principal Examiner and QCF qualification designer, whilst living in the UK and in Hong Kong and Asia.
Guest Speakers
Ian Smith, FES Consultancy, Inspector, Former Ofsted Senior HMI and Consultant.
Ian Smith is a qualified teacher. He is a former Ofsted Senior Her Majesty’s Inspector and has 20 years recent experience in inspection, having worked as a senior manager for the Adult Learning Inspectorate and then moving to Ofsted. He gained extensive senior management experience as a senior leader in a general further education college and holds a degree level management qualification and a Postgraduate Award in Inspection and Evaluation. Ian has wide experience spanning over 35 years in all aspects of further education and skills and across provider types. Ian has managed a national quality improvement service and has experience of managing education programmes for young people, apprenticeships, community learning and adult skills provisions. He has carried out international work in quality improvement. Currently Ian is working as a consultant and advisor in the Further Education sector.
Sue Gomer, Quality Director, Logistica Training & Consultancy
Quality Director at Logistica Training & Consultancy, an experienced senior leader within adult education and apprenticeships. Responsible for Ofsted, Matrix and DFE quality compliance.
Tom Shirt, Project Manager, The Gatsby Foundation
Tom leads on a number of projects within the careers team. He is a strong advocate of technical education and has a background in the careers sector with a specific focus on digital events and employer engagement.
Roger Chapman, Head of matrix Standards, The Growth Company
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Fees
Member Rate £99.00 + VAT
Non Member Rate £199.00 + VAT
To pay via credit card, please contact our Accounts Team at:
Phone: 0117 947 2095
Email: [email protected]
If you are unable to pay via credit card, we will automatically raise an invoice and send it to you. Once your invoice has been paid, you will receive the confirmation email containing the Zoom joining link.
If you register but are unable to attend, we will send you a copy of the recording after the webinar has taken place.
Contextualised Careers Advice and Guidance: Meeting Inspection, Matrix Standard and Gatsby Requirements Part 2
AELP Workshop
