LINK19 College - Ofsted Report, Parent Reviews (2025)
LINK19 College
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LINK19 College
- 16 Plus (Sixth Form)
- Gravesham DA12 2DP
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Requires Improvement
| The quality of education | Requires Improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Requires Improvement |
| Provision for learners with high needs | Requires Improvement |
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Career Advice and Guidance: Learners benefit from useful careers education, information, advice and guidance from the start of their programmes.
Policies and Procedures: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Policies and Procedures: All board members have completed safeguarding and 'Prevent' duty training, ensuring understanding of responsibilities.
Training of Safeguarding Leads: Training schedule ensures directors continue understanding safeguarding duties, enhancing student safety.
Training of Safeguarding Leads: Ensure that the board of directors completes training in safeguarding and 鈥楶revent鈥� duty as planned.
Community Service/Volunteer Opportunities: Learners take active part in their community and learn about opportunities to contribute to the community when they leave the college.
Support for Pupils Falling Behind: Learners receive targets based on initial assessments; additional support provided where necessary.
Academic Performance: Too few learners achieve their qualifications in English and mathematics or move on swiftly to take on more responsibility in their work placements.
Support for Pupils Falling Behind: Staff do not track learners鈥� progress towards the outcomes of their EHC plans effectively.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Almost all learners behave appropriately and have positive attitudes, but some behaviours are not consistently challenged.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers present information clearly and encourage learners to reflect on their previous learning.
Impact of Teaching on Progress: Teachers use questioning well to stimulate discussions and assess learners鈥� knowledge and skills.
Strengths/Challenges: Workplace supervisors provide useful guidance, but training in pedagogical skills is needed for teachers and workplace supervisors.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Ensure teachers benefit from opportunities to develop their teaching practice for consistent high-quality training.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Leaders ensure consistent assessment criteria to enhance teacher practice, yet organization-wide improvements needed.
Updating Resources: Leaders have introduced a new tool to enable staff to track learners鈥� progress effectively, though it is too early to see the impact.
School Culture and Ethos: Learners enjoy coming to the college, where staff know them well and the environment is calm.
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LINK19 College is a 16 Plus (Sixth Form), Co-Ed college located in Kent, South East.
from age 19-25 yr.
This school rated Requires Improvement by recent Ofsted inspection.
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |