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Education Scotland. Mandy Watts ESOL Development Officer CLD Team Lifelong Learning Directorate. Policy and Practice. Contributions to briefings for ministers and other policy areas Ministerial Correspondence Practice support. ESOL Strategy. Principles of Provision:
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Education Scotland Mandy Watts ESOL Development Officer CLD Team Lifelong Learning Directorate
Policy and Practice • Contributions to briefings for ministers and other policy areas • Ministerial Correspondence • Practice support
ESOL Strategy • Principles of Provision: • Inclusion, diversity, quality, achievement and progression • Achieved by: • Improving collaboration and coordination • Raising quality through learning and teaching • Supporting learning and progression
Professional Development Framework for ESOL Practitioners in Scotland
ESOL and the CLD Strategic Guidance • Adult ESOL Strategy for Scotland – key social policy area • Complements and supports objectives stated in the CLD Strategic Guidance: • “improved life chances for people of all ages, through learning, personal development and active citizenship” • “stronger, more resilient, supportive, influential and inclusive communities”
Links and contact details • Professional Development Framework for ESOL Practitioners in Scotland: • http://www.esolscotland.com/pdfp_framework.cfm • CLD Strategic Guidance: • http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/communitylearninganddevelopment/about/strategicguidance/aims.asp • Email: • mandy.watts@educationscotland.gov.uk