employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Outcomes First Group

Engaged employer

Inconsistent. - Anonymous employee Outcomes First Group Employee Review

1.0
29 Apr 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Opportunities to work with and support wonderful young people. Great clinical team. Some dedicated teachers and learning mentors. Opportunities within the company (if they liked you). Some lovely members of SLT who cared about the young people and staff. Welcoming office staff.

Cons

Became less child centred over the years Poor pay. Poor work/life balance. Ineffective and unprofessional SLT. Staff wellbeing not prioritised-shop floor staff required clinical supervisions to support with secondary trauma. Very cloak and dagger, no loyalty towards staff that dedicated years supporting the young people and families. Quick to get rid of people whose face don't fit. Inconsistent. Not all shop floor staff were welcoming. Safeguarding concerns not addressed if they raised issues against protected staff. Culture were bullying is ok. Advertise 4 day working week and nobody actually worked 4 days.

avatar
Outcomes First Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We agree that we have some amazing people within our organisation, teachers, learning mentors, clinical teams, office teams, leaders and more - working together to deliver amazing outcomes for our pupils. It's good to hear that you enjoyed supporting our our pupils - we agree, they're amazing, and the work our teams do to support them and help them thrive is so crucial. Our pupils are at the centre of everything we do. Our Vision is to empower every child, whatever their ability, with a world-class education that nurtures potential, inspires lifelong learning, and equips them to thrive in a diverse and evolving world. We're sorry to hear that there were some ways you didn’t enjoy your time at OFG. To help guarantee a brilliant experience for everyone, we'd love an opportuntiy to understand more about the points you've raised. If you'd like to share more about your experience, please contact us at marketingandcomms@ofgl.co.uk

Explore other reviews about Outcomes First Group

2.0
22 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I personally have a good team and generally understanding SLT. My pay is a decent for the market. Wonderful children to work with.

Cons

They push for everyone to complete the “Great Place to Work” survey with silly incentives, but address none of the issues raised once their corporate staff give them praise. 4 day working week is the first thing in all their job adverts yet it has not been implemented in many of the settings, mine included. It is a tough job when working with complex cases and is to be expected, I believe my SLT are doing their best with absolutely no resources or budget being given to them. We often get site visits from OFG corporate management who seem to have no perspective of what we’re dealing with and who slate and change everything we’re doing based on their beliefs rather than rationale or best practice. We are supposed to be therapeutic in our approaches, but the company seems to expect our SEN students to fit into a one size fits all box and it’s only therapeutic when not under the gaze of inspections or management. Regulation first is often preached but not practiced. Clinical staff doing their best but neither clinical nor teaching staff have the capacity to implement a lot of the measures suggested. Many staff not qualified to be working with SEN, but due to shortages are being hired regardless. Staff safety not a priority, injuries treated as a given rather than actively looking for a solution as to why these situations occur.

1.0
22 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Its really hard to find any pro's if I am honest.

Cons

When I joined I was told I would get a 4 day working week after my probation which when I finished I did not get it at all and in the last term we get it once every 2 weeks, but it is used to punish people rather than an incentive. Upper management are so far removed offering no support for people on the ground. Boast training and only offer rubbish on line courses that have no recognition and is not worth the paper its printed on. I have been asking for over a year for a decent training course. Learners are treated as cash cows. Tasks constantly dropped on you at the last minute with totally unachievable deadlines.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All