Mia Thornton, Author at Mesma Quality Improvement Software and Services https://mesma.co.uk/author/miat/ Part of the SDN Mesma Group Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:38:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://mesma.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-FAVICON550-32x32.jpg Mia Thornton, Author at Mesma Quality Improvement Software and Services https://mesma.co.uk/author/miat/ 32 32 Webinar recording: The Inclusion Index: What are the reports telling us? (16 April) https://mesma.co.uk/webinar-recording-the-inclusion-index-what-are-the-reports-telling-us-16-april/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=webinar-recording-the-inclusion-index-what-are-the-reports-telling-us-16-april Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:52:26 +0000 https://mesma.co.uk/?p=16415 This free session focused on learning from inspections conducted under the revised Ofsted Education Inspection Framework. The discussions in the session were shaped by the first batches of inspection reports in January 2026. Lou Doyle was joined by Chris Quickfall, CEO of Cognassist, for an evidence-led exploration of how inclusion is being interpreted and reported…

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]]> ‘Meets expectations’ isn’t good enough if old mindset persists https://mesma.co.uk/meets-expectations-isnt-good-enough-if-old-mindset-persists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meets-expectations-isnt-good-enough-if-old-mindset-persists Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:09:43 +0000 https://mesma.co.uk/?p=16395 This blog was written for FE News by SDN Mesma Group Co-Founder and Director, Lou Doyle.  Lou is both an Apprenticeship and T Level Ambassador. She was awarded North East Skills Champion 2024 by the National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards. Scrapping the overall effectiveness judgment was meant to reduce inspection pressure but people are wrongly translating the…

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]]> Supporting Chartway Group’s Build Great Apprentices Initiative https://mesma.co.uk/supporting-chartway-groups-build-great-apprentices-initiative/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supporting-chartway-groups-build-great-apprentices-initiative Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:26:53 +0000 https://mesma.co.uk/?p=16282 We’re proud to be supporting Chartway Group with The Build Great Apprentices initiative, a new programme that has been awarded funding through the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Industry Impact Fund. Led by Chartway Group and supported by SDN Mesma Group, this innovative training programme has been designed to equip line managers with the skills and knowledge they need to effectively support…

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]]> SDN Mesma Group at the Apprenticeship and Training Conference (ATC) 2026 https://mesma.co.uk/sdn-mesma-atc-26/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sdn-mesma-atc-26 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:10:23 +0000 https://mesma.co.uk/?p=16266 SDN Mesma Group at the Apprenticeships & Training Conference 2026 Leading the Conversation on Skills Reform and Workforce Growth Next month, on the 2nd and 3rd March, SDN Mesma Group will be joining sector leaders, employers, and training providers at the Apprenticeships & Training Conference as Exhibitors and will be involved in two workshops. As…

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]]> From Apprentice to Marketing Executive https://mesma.co.uk/from-apprentice-to-marketing-executive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-apprentice-to-marketing-executive Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:21:01 +0000 https://mesma.co.uk/?p=16258 The post From Apprentice to Marketing Executive appeared first on Mesma Quality Improvement Software and Services.

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