# Programme Review Report Template

## 1. Executive summary (one page)
- Purpose and scope of the review; period covered.
- Overall judgement in two or three sentences.
- Three to five key strengths.
- Three to five priority recommendations.

## 2. Context
- Programme description: courses, levels, hours, intake, learner profile, staffing.
- Changes since the last review; external factors (funding, policy, enrolment trends).

## 3. Method
- Evidence sources and numbers (e.g. 214 learner records, 46 survey responses (38%), 12 lesson observations,
  2 focus groups, 9 teacher interviews).
- Limitations (response rate, missing data, small groups).

## 4. Findings by area
For each area (aims and design, curriculum, teaching and learning, assessment, outcomes, support, staffing,
resources, management):

| Strengths | Areas for development | Evidence |
|-----------|----------------------|----------|

Write findings as evidence-based statements: "Retention on evening courses (62%) is well below daytime courses
(83%); exit interviews link this to late finishing times." Avoid unsupported adjectives ("excellent", "poor").

## 5. Learner outcomes data
The table from `program_metrics.py`, with commentary on trends and comparisons with previous years and targets.

## 6. Recommendations

| # | Recommendation | Area | Priority | Owner | Deadline | Success measure |
|---|----------------|------|----------|-------|----------|-----------------|

## 7. Action plan and monitoring
- Who monitors the action plan and how often.
- Date of the next review.

## Appendices
Survey instruments, observation criteria, data definitions, list of documents reviewed.

## Style
- Plain, neutral language; past tense for what the review did, present tense for findings.
- Numbers with denominators (12 of 20 learners, 60%).
- Each recommendation traces back to a finding.