Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Further Education Colleges
How effective are teaching, training and learning?

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

2.2use initial assessment to provide an accurate basis on which to plan an appropriate programme of work.

Success in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL provision in the FE college context means...

2.2.1there is a clear procedure for initial and diagnostic assessment that maps learner strengths and needs against the core curricula.
2.2.2diagnostic assessment outcomes and personal learning goals are used to develop the ILP.
2.2.3ILPs build on the outcomes of thorough diagnostic assessment and provide a step-by-step route to the achievement of the learner’s personal learning goals.
2.2.4individual learning progress is tracked against attainment at entry and the evaluation and review of learning programmes is informed by the distance that learners travel.

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