Richard Pemble HMI

1. Deep Dives
Richard Pemble, Her Majesty’s Inspector
Specialist Adviser – Inspection Policy and Quality
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2. Welcome and outcomes
 What are deep dives?
 What are the advantages to inspectors and providers of the
deep dive approach?
 How are deep dives planned?
 What activities might form part of a deep dive?
 How does this impact on subcontracted provision?
 Education inspection framework handbook paragraphs 96, 112,
113 and 118.
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3. Future webinars
 Self-assessment and quality improvement – 7 July 2021.
 Please do let Sue know of any further topics you would like
covered and we can arrange these.
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4. How we inspect curriculum:
the deep dive.
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5. A reminder
The curriculum is at the heart of the EIF
 ‘The curriculum is a framework for setting out the aims of a
programme of education, including the knowledge and
understanding to be gained at each stage (intent);
 for translating that framework over time into a structure and
narrative, within an institutional context (implementation),
and
 for evaluating what knowledge and skills learners have
gained against expectations (impact/achievement).’
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6. What’s in the curriculum?
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CURRICULUM
Awarding
Organisation
Workplace
Non-
qualification
Social
Statutory
English,
mathematics,
digital skills
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7. More Less
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8. Planning
 Historic data
 Local or regional intelligence
 Subjects
 Levels
 Area skills needs – regional, local
 Personal development
 Behaviour and attitudes
 Initial deep dives planned prior to inspection
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9. How are deep dives organised?
 Levels
 Subjects or courses
 Sites
 Regions
 Subcontractors
 Personal development
 Behaviour and attitudes
 Safeguarding
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Joint
Working

10. Intent
Implementation
Impact
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11. Activities in a deep dive (1)
 Discussion with an individual learner or apprentice.
 Discussion with an individual teacher, trainer or assessor.
 Discussion with an individual curriculum lead, head of
department or workplace supervisor.
 Discussion with the vice principal curriculum, principal, head of
service or director.
 Discussion with a group of learners / apprentices (by deep-dive
area).
 Joint scrutiny with a teacher / assessor of learner’s progress
from starting point.
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12. Activities in a deep dive (2)
 Discussion with a group of teachers or assessors.
 Joint work scrutiny with a teacher, manager or assessor.
 Case study of learners who have high needs.
 Visits to learning and work environments.
 Discussion with a manager on outcomes / destination data.
 Review of accommodation, resources or workplace.
 Discussion with an apprentice / employer / manager.
 Series of linked activities to triangulate the evidence.
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13. Summary
Inspection will concentrate through focused
curriculum reviews of areas of provision that are
significant and substantial.
These can be subjects, types of provision,
subcontractors, variations in regional performance.
Carried out jointly whenever possible.
Lead inspector will choose – you need to be aware
of other areas that might be chosen.
Garner feedback as you go.
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14. Subsequent deep dives
 The lead inspector will have planned some initial deep dives.
 These are unlikely to be the only ones completed during an
inspection.
 Further deep dives will almost certainly be organised as the
inspection progresses.
 Agreed in team meetings – have your say and suggest subjects
or areas.
 ‘Typicality’.
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15. Subcontracted provision
 Might be part of:
 a subject deep dive involving the prime contractor
 a local area deep dive covering a subject or a level
 All or part of any subcontracted provision may be subject to a
deep dive in its own right.
 Learners in subcontracted provision are yours – you are wholly
responsible for them.
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16. Questions and discussion
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17. Ofsted on the web and on social media
www.gov.uk/ofsted
http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk
www.linkedin.com/company/ofsted
www.youtube.com/ofstednews
www.slideshare.net/ofstednews
www.twitter.com/ofstednews
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