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...

2.5use methods and styles of teaching and training that are consistent with the aims of their programmes and learners' personal objectives.

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

2.5.1teaching and learning strategies are adapted to suit the profile of needs and styles assessed across the group.
2.5.2teaching and learning activities are differentiated to meet the needs and objectives of individual learners within the group.
2.5.3learning activities and resources are mapped to the core curricula and designed to help learners reach the relevant national standards.
2.5.4there is a good range of learning activities.
2.5.5the language and number skills needed on particular vocational programmes are analysed in a skills audit and are used to agree relevant individual learning targets.
2.5.6embedded skill development helps learners to understand and build on the links between literacy, numeracy and language and wider skills and to recognise relevant contexts for the application of new skills.

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