Supporting learners who had difficulty progressing from Entry Level 3 to Level 1 due to weaker writing skills.
Supporting learners to progress from ESOL Entry Level 3 to Level 1.
The project sought to break down barriers for students who had plateaued at Entry 3 and empower then to be better writers using a focus on writing systems including interventions at text sentence and word level to enable the students to improve their writing move to Level 1. The project found that after the use of the interventions the writing was better planned and more coherent and there were improvements in learner performance.
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3. Inspire, motivate and raise aspirations of learners through enthusiasm and knowledge - The project gave permission for a focus on writing skills, and by doing so, the team were able to break down the barrier of fear that holds so many back from writing regularly. The project team were able to give students the space they needed to understand what was required of them and to plan thoroughly for the task ahead.
6. Build positive and collaborative relationships with colleagues and learners - The project enabled the team to work with colleagues from the FS English team, to draw on their knowledge and share ideas across both teams.
14. Plan and deliver effective learning programmes for diverse groups or individuals in a safe and inclusive environment - The team emphasised to students at the start of the year that there were no assumptions about what they knew, and this helped them to go back to the basics of understanding what different parts of speech we have and how they fit together. The students in the literacy class in particular have been so supportive of one another, as they recognise that this is a journey they must all make, even though they have different starting points.