The LSIS Assessment Starter Kit contains information and guidance about developing effective and robust assessment practices:
- Section 1: Assessment – purpose and policy
- Section 2: Self-check and action planning
- Section 3a: Developing effective practice
- Section 3b: What guidance is available for assessment within workplace delivery?
- Section 3c: What can we learn from other providers?
- Section 3d: What does Ofsted say?
- Section 4: Case studies
- Section 5: Professional Development
Find guidance and more information about all stages of assessment: initial, diagnostic, preliminary skills checks, formative (assessment for learning) and individual learning plans visit the Skills for Life Improvement Programme website.
A three-hour CPD programme on assessment for learning is available on the Being Functional site. This programme gives many links to useful resources for assessment. It includes, for example, self-assessment strategies (such as sort cards) for learners.
A CPD programme, Improving initial and diagnostic assessment for functional skills, developed and piloted in 2012, is available on the Excellence Gateway.
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