Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Prisons
How effective are teaching, training and learning?

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

2.6ensure that learners use learning resources that are appropriate for effective independent study.

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

2.6.1encourage learners to continue their basic skills learning outside the education department and provide the necessary support materials to do this.
2.6.2promote regular use of library and ICT facilities wherever possible to enhance and improve learners' skills.
2.6.3ensure that resources are of high quality, regularly updated and are appropriate to learners' needs and the aims of the programme.
2.6.4ensure that resources are stored and displayed so that all learners have access to them, within the constraints of prison security.

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