Overall effectiveness – Good

• The quality of education – Good
• Behaviour and attitudes – Good
• Personal development – Good
• Leadership and management – Good
• Apprenticeships – Good

Our Ofsted Nominee Ruth Plane says: “At MGTS we have been working hard to ensure that the provision we provide to our apprentices, employers and other stakeholders is to the highest quality. We place an emphasis on ensuring that the apprentice journey not only provides the apprentice with an engineering skillset that meets industry requirements but also gives them a wider life learning experience that helps develop them personally into valuable members of society.

“The week the Inspection team spent with us at MGTS, while a busy week, was actually a positive experience as it allowed us to showcase all the aspects of what we do so well and what we care about so much. I am thrilled that this was recognised by Ofsted and that we have achieved the judgement of Good. The feedback we received during the week has given me the confidence to know that we are definitely on the path to pushing ourselves to strive to be best at what we do!”

The full report is available for download, but here’s a few highlights…

• Apprentices enjoy their learning. They value the opportunity to learn from industry experts and understand the opportunities this presents to their future careers as engineers. Apprentices’ attendance at taught sessions is very high. They are punctual and arrive ready and motivated to learn.
• When attending the training centre, staff set high expectations of apprentices’ behaviour and conduct, reflecting the behaviours expected in the workplace. Apprentices embrace these expectations, and training centres are calm, positive, inclusive spaces where disruptive behaviours are rare.
• Apprentices feel safe, both when in the training centre and in the workplace. They know who to report concerns to, should they arise, and have confidence that any issues would be dealt with swiftly.
• Leaders and managers have high ambitions for apprentices. Most apprentices can study additional or higher-level qualifications alongside their apprenticeship, such as a higher national certificate.
• Apprentices develop their practical skills in industry-relevant, well-resourced training centres and benefit from workshops that mirror the world of work.
• Apprentices receive significant support from tutors to develop their mathematics skills. They are helped to close any gaps in their foundation knowledge before studying advanced, engineering-specific topics.
• Teachers and TDAs use questioning and assessment well to check on learning and to adjust their teaching or target setting. They use the results of formative and summative assessments to set challenging tasks for apprentices who are making rapid progress and to identify and provide additional support to those apprentices who need it.

Thank you to everyone who was involved in the inspection!