Craftworks

Overview

Brogdale CIC, operating as Craftworks College, is a specialist provider for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The inspection found that leaders have created a curriculum tailored to students’ individual needs, resulting in high levels of student confidence, resilience, and successful progression to employment or further education.

Strengths

• Students benefit from "calm and well-regulated learning environments" that help them manage their behaviours and emotions effectively.
• Personal development is rated Outstanding, with students becoming "highly confident" and developing skills to live "safe, independent and healthy lives."
• Leaders provide "useful, regular and individualised careers education," ensuring almost all students understand their options and move to their next steps successfully.
• Staff use effective assessment and "individualised programmes" to meet specific student needs, including tailored support for those on the re-engagement programme.
• A "very high proportion of students progress to employment and further education," particularly in sectors with identified skills shortages such as horticulture.

Areas to improve

• Improve attendance and engagement for all students so that they achieve to the best of their ability.
• Ensure that qualifications or learning goals are achievable for students attending the re-engagement programme.
• Ensure all staff use effective questioning techniques so that students stay on task and improve their understanding.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."