Foundation Learning
Identifying and assessing your learners
Hertfordshire County Council
28th March 2012
Rob Martin
Objectives
Initial engagement
Initial engagement
Information, advice and guidanceInformation, advice and guidance
Planned destination
3
Building a personalised learning programme
Recognising the starting point of a learner
4
What we already do for initial
assessment
5
Skills RecordsMethods
What skills and experience is
being captured?
How is this information
being reliably identified?
How is the information
gathered being recorded?
Accrediting learning using the QCF
Unit at Entry Level 3: Self Assessment Learning Outcome Assessment Criteria1 Know their personal strengths
and weaknessesP1 List their personal strengths
and weaknesses2 Know that they have useful
skills and qualitiesP2 Identify different skills and
qualities they haveP3 Identify some ways in which their
skills and qualities can be used beneficially
3 Know about setting both short andlong term goals
P4 Identify a long term goalP5 Identify some short term goalsP6 With support, identify methods
by which the short term goals may be achieved
6
Developing a holistic picture
7
A positive message
8
“Foundation Learning is really good”
Or…
1 minute pitch
Next steps
9
What actions will we take to build on our current practice at initial engagement?
Support
10
•Foundation Learning celebration cards
•LSIS Excellence Gateway: http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/foundationlearning
•Department for Education – Latest newshttp://www.education.gov.uk/