Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
The Juvenile Secure Estate for Young People Aged 15-17
How effective are teaching, training and learning?

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

2.13acquire new knowledge and skills, while developing in confidence and self-knowledge about how they are progressing and what they need to do to improve.

Success in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL provision in the juvenile secure estate context means learners...

2.13.1acquire skills in literacy, numeracy and language that they can apply successfully across all learning experiences offered within the YOI.
2.13.2acquire skills in literacy, numeracy and language that are transferable to education, training and employment in the community.
2.13.3develop a range of learning strategies that are relevant to succeeding in community settings.
2.13.4have an ILP that is updated regularly, takes account of previous learning and transfers with him or her to the community.
2.13.5have ILPs that are written in a language that is accessible to them.
2.13.6have learning goals that reflect what they will be doing when they return to their communities and beyond.
2.13.7understand what they are doing, how well they are progressing and how it relates to the targets set in their ILPs and sentence plans.
2.13.8participate in frequent reviews of the targets and learning goals set in their ILPs, and understand how these relate to their training plans.
2.13.9understand how they can access, participate in and progress to other learning opportunities when they return to their communities.

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