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...

2.7carry out regular assessments that are fair, accurate and used effectively to plan an appropriate programme of work and inform learners of their progress.

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

2.7.1assess learners regularly and monitor their progress in relation to specific objectives set within their individual learning plans (ILPs).
2.7.2agree specific negotiated learning goals with prisoners that are to be achieved within a relevant timescale.
2.7.3use regular assessment to underpin the learning process.
2.7.4encourage learners to participate in their own assessment process and in the review of individual learning goals.
2.7.5encourage learners to monitor their progress through involvement in interim assessments.
2.7.6provide regular, sensitive feedback.
2.7.7record learners' progress and give clear and constructive feedback to enable learners to take responsibility for further learning.

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