Individual Learning Planning process

Adult Literacy and Numeracy (ALN) Curriculum Framework for Scotlandpart2

Part Two: Practice
 
3. Individual Learning Planning
 
3.1 The process of individual learning planning 

An Individual Learning Plan(ILP) is:

  • part of the learning and teaching process, negotiated by the learner and tutor
  • a written record of the planning process and ongoing and exit reviews drafted by the learner and tutor or guidance worker
  • focused on the individual's literacy and numeracy work (but may include other learning content in integrated literacies
  • recorded in the learner's own words where possible
  • the property of the learner and goes on with them when they leave the provision
  • a document about teaching and learning containing information of interest to the learner and tutor. 

An Individual Learning Plan will:

  • record the learner's contexts and goals, what they want to learn and how they want to learn it
  • include a record of initial discussions about learning and of assessments carried out
  • identify issues which may affect a learner's access to provision and strategies for dealing with them
  • set measurable goals so that the learner's progress can be assessed
  • provide a reminder for the learner of what the learning will involve (and details of the time and place of provision)
  • encourage reflection on the effectiveness of learning
  • be developed over several sessions with a learner
  • help a tutor to focus on the individual's learning goals
  • often be accompanied by various information leaflets for the learner, eg the rights and responsibilities of tutors and learners
  • comply with the requirements for ILPs of external bodies, eg the Scottish Government.

The concept of individual learning planning is central to effective ALN practice. It may be thought of as a cycle.

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