Chelmsford College

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Summary of key findings

This is a good provider Governors and senior leaders have high expectations and communicate well an effective learning strategy to improve the quality of provision and outcomes for learners. Leaders and managers carefully monitor and review the progress of learners to ensure that they are on track. On successful completion of their qualifications, almost all learners progress into meaningful employment or further study.

The large majority of teachers and work-based tutors have high expectations of their learners. Their effective teaching and coaching encourage learners to reflect and develop a deeper and wider understanding of their subjects. Effective partnerships with employers enable lear...ners to participate in high-quality work experience.

As a result, learners gain good skills, highly valued by employers. Learners who have learning difficulties or disabilities profit from good provision that ensures that almost all complete their programmes and achieve their qualifications. They gain effective independent living skills.

The large majority of teachers provide stimulating teaching activities which are purposeful and enable most learners to make good progress. Learners and apprentices are respectful and behave well. They increase their levels of confidence and demonstrate a good work ethic.

Learners have a good awareness of the risks from extremist groups and possible radicalisation. However, too few adult learners have a good understanding of such issues. Too few teachers enable learners to improve the standard of their written English and communication skills.

Too few learners studying English and mathematics at GCSE achieve the high grades of which they are capable. Not enough apprentices aged 16 to 18 complete their programmes within their planned timescales.

Information about the provider

Chelmsford College is a medium-sized general education college based on three sites in the city of Chelmsford.

It offers 16 to 19 study programmes, apprenticeships including a small number of new apprenticeships standards programmes, courses for adult learners and provision for learners with high needs. The proportion of pupils who leave school within the catchment area of the college and who achieve five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and mathematics, is above the regional average and around the national rate. The college is located in an affluent part of the county and unemployment is below the national average.

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