Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Family Learning
How effective are teaching, training and learning?

In effective self-assessment, teaching, training and learning are evaluated by the extent to which teachers...

2.7carry out regular assessments that are fair, accurate and used effectively to plan an appropriate programme of work and inform learners of their progress.

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

2.7.1are consistent, rigorous and sensitive in their approach to the assessment of learners' work.
2.7.2use the individual and group learning plans as a baseline against which learners' progress in literacy, language or numeracy can be gauged.
2.7.3give constructive feedback to learners that will help them move forward.

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