OFSTED Guidance
The Ofsted Further Education and Skills Handbook[1] includes guidance on how the Prevent duty, including the promotion of British values, will be inspected from September 2015:
Effectiveness of leadership and management
The inspection will include:
- the extent to which leaders promote all forms of equality and foster greater understanding of and respect for people with protected characteristics, and how well learners and staff are protected from harassment, bullying and discrimination, including those based with employers and at other sites external to the provider
- how well the provider prepares learners for successful life in modern Britain and promotes the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different backgrounds, faiths and beliefs
- the effectiveness of Safeguarding practice, including the prevention of radicalisation of learners and compliance with the Prevent duty
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
The inspection will include how far:
- teaching, learning and assessment promote equality, raise awareness of diversity and tackle discrimination, victimisation, harassment, stereotyping, radicalisation and bullying
- staff are aware of and plan for individual learners’ diverse needs in teaching or training sessions and provide effective support, including making reasonable adjustments for disabled learners or those with special educational needs
- teaching promotes learners’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-and-skills-inspection-handbook-from-september-2015
Personal development, behaviour and welfare of learners
The inspection will include:
- how well learners know how to protect themselves from the risks associated with radicalisation, extremism, forms of abuse, grooming and bullying, including through the use of the internet, and how well they understand the risks posed by adults or young people who use the internet to bully, groom or abuse other people, especially children, young people and vulnerable adults
- how well learners know how to keep themselves fit and healthy, both physically and emotionally
- the extent to which learners feel and are safe and have a good understanding of how they can raise concerns if they do not feel safe; the confidence that any concerns they may have are taken seriously and followed through appropriately
- learners’ understanding of their rights and responsibilities as a learner and, where relevant, as an employee, as citizens and consumers in the community; and how well they work cooperatively with others in all settings and promote good and productive working relationships with their peers, employees and employers
- the extent to which learning programmes, including enrichment activities, allow all learners to explore personal, social and ethical issues and take part in life in wider society and in Britain