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Issues of attendance and retention in the Performing Arts department at Hereford College of Arts contributed to the department being judged inadequate at an Ofsted inspection. A range of support from the LSIS Improvement and Development Service helped bring about improvements. This case study looks specifically at how the introduction of systematic progress reviews led to retention in the Performing Arts department moving from worst in college to best within the time frame of just a few months

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Determined to improve teaching and learning to an excellent standard, staff at City of Bath College took a radical look at the observation of teaching and learning to ensure it became an impactful tool on classroom practice rather than just quality assurance. Supported by an LSIS Improvement and Development Service adviser, a completely new system focussing on course review and improvement of teaching and learning on underperforming programmes was developed and introduced with a clear policy and staff guide.