Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
National Probation Service
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...

5.4 rigorous self-assessment leads to identified priorities and challenging targets for improvement.

Success in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL provision in the context of offenders on community supervision means...

5.4.1 clear criteria for self-assessment are in line with the Skills for Life infrastructure, and targets for judging the quality of provision.
5.4.2 senior managers review the self-assessment data to make judgements about the extent to which learning programmes support the literacy, numeracy and ESOL needs of offenders on community supervision.
5.4.3 self-assessment is informed by a shared understanding of effective practice in relation to the literacy, numeracy and ESOL needs of offenders on community supervision.

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