In what the first reinspection monitoring visit to Farleigh Further Education college following publication of the inspection report on 6 May 2022 which found the provider to be inadequate overall, inspectors found big changes.

The report in May this year said the effectiveness of leadership and management, the quality of education, personal development and behaviour and attitudes were all inadequate.

The latest report stated : " Most of the college's current senior leadership and management team have been appointed since the previous inspection. The previous leadership team is no longer at the college. The college's new team now includes an executive headteacher, two deputies and a director with responsibility for governance. The new team has brought a renewed focus, direction and expertise to all aspects of quality improvement at the college.

" Leaders identify promptly lessons to be learned from previous safeguarding incidents and put in place actions to help continually improve the safeguarding arrangements. Leaders have made changes at the college to help students to feel safe, and to know who and how to report their concerns. Leaders and managers seek students' feedback on all aspects of college life, including feeling safe. They use a range of methods to obtain information, such as questionnaires, the student council and keyworker discussions. Leaders use their findings to shape the support offered to students."

The inspection carried out in September this year is on the Ofsted site. HERE

The college at the top of North Parade in Frome offers studies in GCSEs, A levels and other vocational courses.

A previous inspection in 2018 had recorded the college as Good.

You can read the full previous inadequate report HERE