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Chief Ofsted inspector visits Andrew Collinge apprentices
Christine Gilbert, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, Ofsted, recently visited the salon of MHF member Andrew Collinge in Liverpool to see how their apprenticeship programmes are producing some of the best young hairdressers in the country.
Christine Gilbert spoke with Sarah Collinge, Training Director, trainees and staff about the ingredients of Andrew Collinge’s success which has an included an ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted, an overall rating only five per cent of work-based learning providers inspected in 2008/9 received.
She congratulated Andrew Collinge on their success and said:
“Excellence does not happen by chance. The support and expertise which Andrew Collinge trainees can count on really helps to inspire and challenge these young people into becoming some of the most talented hairdressers in the country.”
Sarah Collinge, Training Director comments:
“Training has always been very important to the company. An ‘outstanding’ from Ofsted really helps to motivate our apprentices and our staff, encouraging our trainees to gain confidence in their skills and push their creative boundaries. We’re really proud of our efforts in offering young people exciting and worthwhile career opportunities”.
