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Strategic development and planning

    Sustaining our Future: a Framework for embedding sustainable development in FE and skills

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    The Sustaining Our Future Framework aims to:
    A. Build common understanding of what sustainable development is about, what it means for the sector and why the sector should collectively respond to it.
    B. Alert providers to the business benefits of being a sustainable organisation, and how these benefits can be realised in an increasingly demand-led environment
    C. Establish a common set of themes for action.

    Using the self assessment process to improve the quality of English and maths provision

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    The aim of this module is to support managers with the development of the self-assessment report (SAR); and to consider how to use the SAR as a monitoring and quality assurance/improvement tool

    Although primarily aimed at practitioners (teachers, trainers, assessors), both English and maths and vocational, it will also be of interest to senior staff with whole organisation responsibility for English and maths/functional skills; curriculum managers; quality and HR managers.

    Whole Organisation Approach to literacy, language and numeracy (LLN)

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    The whole organisation approach (WOA) to English, ESOL and maths is where this provision (known as literacy, language and numeracy or LLN) is central to the whole organisation at all levels, ranging from strategic leadership and management to delivery practice. This includes embedding LLN in teaching and learning programmes across a range of learning aims and goals and providing all learners with opportunities to progress and achieve qualifications – approaches that will embed LLN at all levels.

    Professional development planning provider kit

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    Here is a range of resources, developed through the Workforce Development element of the Skills for Life Support Programme, to help you plan professional development for your staff in literacy (English), language (ESOL) and numeracy (maths) collectively referred to as LLN. To help you use the resources effectively read 'Making the most of the PDP provider kit' which can be found in the Excellence Gateway.

    ESOL starter kit

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    ESOL stands for ‘English for Speakers of Other Languages’ and was considered to be one of the 'Skills for Life' together with literacy and numeracy. Although the Skills for Life programme itself no longer exists the advice contained here is still relevant to ESOL delivery today.
    This starter kit provides support and guidance, information and resources for developing and delivering ESOL. It includes the development of blended learning approaches. It is aimed at providers who are new to ESOL and providers who would like to review and further develop their delivery of ESOL.

    Employability starter kit

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    This kit supports those who are developing employability provision in response to learners seeking work, those at risk of redundancy and those who are in work but need to improve their skills to sustain their employment and make progress. Through its five sections the kit links providers to useful resources and guidance which should help those new to employability provision take the steps needed to get started.

    Embedding Language, Literacy and Numeracy across the curriculum

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    The aim of the Embedding LLN Starter Kit is to provide support and guidance for less experienced providers on the embedding of maths English and ESOL across the curriculum . It aims to support developments that will improve the quality of your embedded LLN offer and improve learner success. Although the terminology has now changed and the focus is now on 'English' and 'maths' the guidance on literacy and numeracy is still as relevant to the 'new' subjects. It is just as important to embed English and maths today as it was with the Skills for Life programme.

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