4.1. support arrangements are planned and managed coherently - Raising Standards

4.1	support arrangements are planned and managed coherently.

4.1.1	senior postholder has responsibility for managing and coordinating support arrangements for literacy, numeracy and language across the organisation including, where appropriate, the extended curriculum.
4.1.2	roles and responsibilities of staff who support learners are clearly defined within the management structure and job descriptions and they are understood by all staff.
4.1.3	effective arrangements are in place to ensure that learners with specific learning difficulties or with sensory or physical impairments have access to specialist assessment, advice and guidance.
4.1.4	learners’ individual learning plans (ILPs) are used to inform the planning and deployment of support.
4.1.5	teachers’ lesson plans clearly specify how support staff will be deployed in the lesson.
4.1.6	there are effective arrangements to ensure that all staff have access to learners’ ILPs to facilitate a coherent and consistent approach to helping learners achieve their literacy, numeracy and language goals.
4.1.7	there is effective liaison between support staff and between teaching and support staff, including frequent opportunities for them to comment on learners’ progress in literacy, numeracy and language.

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