Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Young Offender Institutions for Young People Aged 18-21
How well do programmes and activities meet the needs and interests of learners?

In effective self-assessment, how far learners’ needs and interests are met is evaluated by the extent to which...

3.2the curriculum or an individual programme of work is planned and managed effectively to link with other sentence activities, including release on temporary licence (ROTL) and home detention curfew to provide coherence and progression.

Success in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL provision in the young offender institution context means...

3.2.1all staff involved in teaching programmes to young offenders are aware of the literacy, numeracy and language support needs of the learners.
3.2.2staff work together to plan a coherent programme for individual learners.
3.2.3course planning enables learners to progress to more advanced programmes and to resettlement programmes including those with Connexions and the Probation Service to prepare them for release.

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