Accountability Framework

Introduction

The Bud Accountability Framework is a suite of reports created in line with the DfE Accountability Framework and is available to Bud's Premium customers.

The reports are based on your ILR for the current academic year and refresh each night.

 

Our calculations are based on Funding Model 36 only and on the most recent ZPROG001 for each learning delivery. The total of these is displayed as the Number of Apprenticeships on each report.

For the Quality Indicators, we show if you are On Track, Need Improvement or At Risk based on the thresholds found in the DfE guidelines. You can click through from the dashboard to see a detailed report for each of the Indicators. 

The reports show cards which group apprenticeships based on the metrics the indicators are measuring so you can see how you are performing.

The reports can be filtered using the slicers at the top of the page. Where there is a category slicer, this is specific to the report being shown; usually allowing you to filter to show just the learners in one specific card. The Learner's name is a link to their Learning Plan in Bud.

The definitions below refer to the CompStatus field in the ILR. This field tells you the status of the learning plan.

CompStatusValue
1In Progress
2Completed
3Withdrawn
6On Break

 

Quality Indicators

Achievement and Retention Rate

Explore your learners who have completed their apprenticeship, this includes learners who have achieved, partially achieved, or not achieved their apprenticeship. This will not replicate the QAR produced by the DfE.

Cards: 

Number of Ended Apprenticeships

Number of apprenticeships where CompStatus is 2 or 3
AND (AchDate OR LearnActEndDate) >= [This Academic Year Start Date]
AND is not an Early Withdrawal (see withdrawal rate below for definition)

Expressed as a % of the total number of apprenticeships.

Total Achievers

Number of apprenticeships where CompStatus is 2
AND Outcome is 1
AND (AchDate OR LearnActEndDate) >= [This Academic Year Start Date]
AND is not an Early Withdrawal

Expressed as a % of the number of ended apprenticeships.

Retention

Number of apprenticeships where CompStatus is 2
AND (AchDate OR LearnActEndDate) >= [This Academic Year Start Date]
AND is not an Early Withdrawal

Expressed as a % of the number of ended apprenticeships.

The table shows the ended apprenticeships.

 

Achievement Rate

Total Achievers / Number of Ended Apprenticeships

Achievement Rate Status

Achievement Rate >= 60%On Track
Achievement Rate >= 50%Needs Improvement
Achievement Rate < 50%At Risk

Retention Rate

Retention / Number of Ended Apprenticeships

Retention Rate Status

Retention Rate >= 62%On Track
Retention Rate >= 52%Needs Improvement
Retention Rate < 52%At Risk

 

Withdrawal Rate

Explore your learners who have withdrawn in the current academic year. This will not replicate the QAR produced by the DfE.

Cards: 

Total Withdrawn

Number of apprenticeships where CompStatus is 3
AND LearnActEndDate >= [This Academic Year Start Date]

Expressed as a % of the total number of apprenticeships.

Early Withdrawals

Number of apprenticeships where CompStatus is 3
AND LearnActEndDate >= [This Academic Year Start Date]
AND no more than 42 days between LearnStartDate and LearnActEndDate

Expressed as a % of the total number of apprenticeships.

Withdrawn after qualifying period

Number of apprenticeships where CompStatus is 3
AND LearnActEndDate >= [This Academic Year Start Date]
AND is not an Early Withdrawal

Expressed as a % of the total number of apprenticeships.

The table shows the withdrawn apprenticeships.

 

Withdrawal Rate

Withdrawn after qualifying period / Total number of apprenticeships

Withdrawal Rate Status

Withdrawal Rate <= 15%On Track
Withdrawal Rate <= 20%Needs Improvement
Withdrawal Rate > 20%At Risk

 

Past Planned End Date

Past Planned End Date is focused on in-progress learners who are past their planned end of practical period. 

Cards: 

Total past planned end date

Number of apprenticeships where CompStatus is 1 
AND LearnPlanEndDate is in the past.

Expressed as a % of the total number of apprenticeships.

Total past planned end date and are in EPA

Number of apprenticeships where CompStatus is 1
AND Outcome is 8
AND LearnPlanEndDate is in the past.

Expressed as a % of the total number of apprenticeships.

The table shows apprenticeships that are past their planned end date.

 

Learners Past Planned End Date Status

[Number past planned end date] >= 15%At Risk
[Number past planned end date] >= 10%Needs Improvement
[Number past planned end date] < 10%On Track

 

Feedback and Ofsted Reports

These are external links to the respective sites. The feedback rating is cumulative and the DfE will use the most recent academic year rating.