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Self Assessment and Quality Improvement for Independent Training Providers One of the first adopters of an online quality assurance resource has seen the benefits of shifting from time-consuming [...]

Education provider support company Mesma has helped a County Durham training organisation to improve the way it manages its quality assurance activity. Gateshead-based Mesma has worked with [...]

Ofsted has confirmed today it’s intention to consult on radical changes to early years, schools and FE inspections. ‘Launching an eight-week consultation, Sir Michael Wilshaw said the [...]

Ofsted annual lecture: Securing Better Future for All 16 and Beyond http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/news/ofsted-further-education-and-skills-annual-lecture-securing-better-future-for-all-16-and-beyond-0

Gateshead-based education software specialists Mesma has won an undisclosed contract with national not-for-profit group The MindSet. Formed by a group of FE colleges, alongside employability and [...]

Mesma launches its self assessment and improvement planning software to Further Education Colleges. [...]

Burnside School in Cramlington utilises Mesma for self evaluation and school development planning. http://edtechnology.co.uk/News/cramlington_school_ofsted_ready

Ofsted can often visit schools at very short notice, and staff members need to be ready for these drop-ins. Identifying this issue, Mesma have developed an online resource to help teachers be [...]

Education and Skills Foundation good practice guide in conjunction with Ofsted can be found here: [...]

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/news/middlesbrough-council%E2%80%99s-support-for-school-improvement-found-ineffective-reports-ofsted-0