Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Embedded Learning
How effective are leadership and management in raising achievement and supporting all learners?

In effective self-assessment, the effectiveness of leadership and management is evaluated by the extent to which...

5.4rigorous self-assessment leads to identified priorities and challenging targets for improvement.

Success in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL provision in the embedded learning context means...

5.4.1the self-assessment report makes judgements about the effectiveness of embedded literacy, numeracy and language provision in all areas of learning.
5.4.2senior managers review the self-assessment report to evaluate individual programmes and make comparisons across all areas of embedded learning.
5.4.3the self-assessment procedures are informed by a shared understanding of the characteristics of effective practice in embedded literacy, numeracy and language provision.
5.4.4all staff have a shared understanding of what constitutes appropriate evidence for strengths and weaknesses in embedded learning.
5.4.5action plans are developed for all areas of learning to build on strengths and remedy any weaknesses in the organisation’s embedded learning provision.
5.4.6action plans contain targets for improvement that are challenging, attainable and expressed in a way that makes it possible to check whether or not they have been achieved.

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