4.1. support arrangements are planned and managed coherently - Raising Standards

4.1	support arrangements are planned and managed coherently.

4.1.1	learners have access to specialist support services in a place and at a suitable time within the constraints of a prison setting.
4.1.2	staff providing specialist support services are appropriately trained, qualified and sensitive to the specific requirements of learners with literacy, numeracy and ESOL needs.
4.1.3	support is available in literacy, numeracy and ESOL for learners whose primary learning goal goes beyond discrete basic skills development, such as those undertaking NVQs in prison training workshops.
4.1.4	the roles and responsibilities of all staff who support learners are clearly defined within the management structure.
4.1.5	there is effective liaison between support teachers, staff responsible for primary learning goals and staff who undertake sentence-planning, including checks and feedback on basic skills gains.
4.1.6	staff co-ordinating, managing and supporting the learning process, some of whom may be prison staff, understand the difference between advice, guidance and counselling and implement each appropriately.

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