• Delight our learners
• Delight our employers
• Progress our learners
• Be regulatory compliant (ESFA and Ofsted)
• Delight our people
• Delight our partners
• Be commercially successful

We are committed to developing and sharing excellence, harnessing potential and equipping our own people with the skills and expertise to carry out their roles to the very best of their abilities. This is driven by our values and critical to the delivery of our KPIs and to transforming lives through world-class education and training.

Our new Self-assessment and Training Needs Analysis (SATNA) will help us to identify the excellence and strengths that already exist and the development and training needs for each individual, team and department. It will inform bespoke training and development opportunities.

It is a journey and not a judgement. It will inform on-going professional conversations, challenge and support.

We anticipate the Self-assessment and Training Needs Analysis (SATNA), will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

For each of the criteria listed under the eight categories below, assess yourself out of 10 (where 10 is high), to identify your strengths and areas for development. If you are unable to self-assess against any of the individual criteria, (for example if you have not yet taken learners through EPA), then please leave that criteria blank. Remember this is a journey and not a judgement.

Expectations & Attitudes

Wider Knowledge and Professional Duties

Subject & Course Knowledge, Understanding & Application

Organisational Skills, Planning & Sequencing

Skills & Characteristics

Personalisation

Assessment

Progress & Impact

In order to be 100% compliant, the following should be evidenced for all your learners:

• Evidence of attendance at an Induction (which includes teaching and learning) is added to the Learner’s Aptem account to confirm the Apprenticeship start;/li>
• An Individual Learning Plan is developed and agreed with the Learner, and signed by both the PDE and Learner within 21 days of the Apprenticeship start date;
• There is evidence in Aptem of a minimum of monthly contact between the PDE and Learner via a 1:1 or group session
• Learners make progress towards achieving their Apprenticeship during every month of the Practical Period, and there is evidence in Aptem to support this
• The Individual Learning Plan is reviewed and updated a minimum of every 3 months and signed by both the PDE and the Learner
• Tripartite reviews between the PDE, Learner and Learner’s Line Manager occur on a quarterly minimum basis, and are evidenced in Aptem
• Breaks in Learning – where a Learner will be absent from the workplace and/or unable to take part in the Apprenticeship for a period of 4 weeks or more, an Employment Status Change Form is completed and submitted for processing via the Aptem tracker process. These must be submitted within 10 working days of the start of the Break in Learning
• Programme withdrawals – where it has been agreed that a Learner will not be continuing with the Apprenticeship, an Employment Status Change Form must be completed and submitted for processing via the Aptem tracker process. This must be submitted within 6 weeks of the date of last progression (end date)
• Redundancy – where a Learner is made redundant and is continuing with the Apprenticeship:
  • Evidence of redundancy (a letter of dismissal with redundancy stated as the reason) must be uploaded to the Documents section of Aptem prior to the date of redundancy.
  • A Learner Status Change Form must be completed and submitted for processing via the Aptem tracker process within 10 working days of the date of redundancy.
  • Once the Learner’s employment has ended, a referral to the Outplacement Service must be implemented to ensure that they are supported to find new employment.
• Where there are any material changes to the Apprenticeship i.e., a return from a break in learning, change to the planned Off The Job Training Hours etc. you must raise a tracker in Aptem stating what the changes are and when they will be with effect from. The tracker must be submitted a minimum of 5 working days prior to the change to enable the revised Commitment Statement and Apprenticeship Agreement to be prepared and sent to the Learner and Employer by the Compliance Team;
• Where a Learner returns to programme after a Break in Learning or Withdrawal, you must evidence attendance in Aptem and notify the Compliance Department via the Aptem Tracker process of the programme restart;
• Prior to a Learner entering End Point Assessment (EPA), you must ensure that:
  • All learning is complete,
  • Evidence of Level 2 qualifications in maths and English is uploaded to Aptem, and
  • The End Point Assessment Employer Authorisation form is completed and signed by the Employer and uploaded to Aptem.