Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Jobcentre Plus Programmes
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...

5.1clear direction is given through strategic objectives, targets and values that are fully understood by staff, including subcontractors and work placement providers.

Success in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL provision in the Jobcentre Plus context means...

5.1.1 ensuring that there is a clear policy statement on providing literacy, numeracy and ESOL support for all customers in the context of increasing their employability and enabling them to obtain employment.
5.1.2 identifying a senior manager with responsibility for embedding and delivering literacy, numeracy and ESOL support in the training programmes across the organisation.
5.1.3 producing a strategic plan that includes objectives to provide literacy, numeracy and ESOL training and support in a jobsearch context.
5.1.4 ensuring procedures are in place to help customers develop their identified literacy, numeracy and ESOL needs in a jobsearch context.
5.1.5 ensuring that these procedures are understood and implemented by managers, staff and, where applicable, by subcontractors, employers and other external agencies.

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