Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Prisons
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...

5.19governors or other supervisory boards effectively oversee the provider's strategic direction, and regularly monitor the quality of provision and their own performance.

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

5.19.1managers and leaders set clear strategic goals for the development of teaching, learning and performance.
5.19.2prison governors and advisers from the Offenders Learning and Skills Unit work together to set challenging targets.
5.19.3appropriate resources are allocated to provision and progress towards the targets is monitored on a regular basis.

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