Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Prisons
How well do learners achieve?

In effective self-assessment, achievement is evaluated by the extent to which learners...

1.11develop the attitudes and skills necessary to maintain lifelong learning, including the capacity to work independently and collaboratively.

Success in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL provision in the prisons context means learners...

1.11.1have learning goals referenced to the national standards and core curricula, and are given the opportunity to make progress.
1.11.2have the opportunity to access a wide curriculum, allowing them to develop transferable skills while in custody and on release.
1.11.3are encouraged to develop self-confidence, and to take responsibility for working independently and with others, both in a prison context and on release.

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