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Within the continuum of the framework, individual learners will progress in different ways, at different rates, and at a pace that suits them.

As the diagram below shows, progress may be demonstrated:

• incrementally (or vertically)
• laterally
• by maintenance of skills.

A learner may progress in an incremental way, moving on from one milestone to the next. The learner acquires new skills, knowledge and understanding, building on previous responses and achievements (the learning outcomes described in the indicators). A learner may also move in the opposite direction, towards the previous milestone, for temporary or longer-term reasons.

A learner may also make lateral progress, by developing the capacity to respond positively in a variety of situations or by learning to apply his or her skills, knowledge and understanding in a range of different contexts.

A learner who needs regular practice in order to retain skills, knowledge, understanding and responses, or who may have experienced erosion or loss of skills, or is seeking to maintain their current skills, may demonstrate progress by maintenance of his or her skills.