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...

2.2use initial assessment to provide an accurate basis on which to plan an appropriate programme of work.

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

2.2.1assess learners using appropriate material to determine their skill levels.
2.2.2identify the prior experience, knowledge and aspirations of prisoners.
2.2.3make sure prisoners' existing skills are taken into account in their individual learning plans (ILPs).

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