The Joint Area Review will make 12 graded judgements to establish the overall contribution of all services to each of the five ECM outcomes. It will make judgements on the council’s children’s services overall, with separate graded judgements on education, social care and health. Although, the JAR is predominantly concerned with the local council’s delivery to children before and during statutory education the inspectors will need to be satisfied that non-local authority provision is included in a seamless plan for post 16 education and training as indicated by the following extract:

5.3 Action is taken to ensure that 14–19 education and training is planned and delivered in a coordinated way, and to ensure that education and training (16–19) is of good quality

14–19 provision is planned collaboratively in response to an evaluation of the needs of children and young people in the context of the local and national economy Provision is planned to give access to a range of affordable and structured learning opportunities post-16, with smooth transition from one to another, to support progression to further and higher education, training and employment for all learners Provision is planned in a way which is sensitive both to race and other equality issues and to the needs of potentially underachieving groups Provision is sufficiently flexible to enable young people to review and revise the choices they have made Education and training providers (16–19) are monitored, challenged and supported in improving their provision, especially the curriculum and the quality of teaching. Intervention is undertaken, when necessary, to ensure the provision of acceptable standards of education and training Education and training providers (16–19) are encouraged and supported in self-evaluation to ensure continuous improvement Inclusive practice by schools, colleges and training providers (16–19) is encouraged Education and training providers (16–19) are implementing appropriate race equality schemes and promoting good race relations.

(Source: Ofsted: Every Child Matters; Inspection of children’s services: key judgements and illustrative evidence, August 2005)

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