National Teaching and Learning
Change ProgrammeImproving teaching and learning in Adult Learning

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Quicklink - Themes - Assessment|
Quicklink - Themes - Improving teaching and learning|
Quicklink - Themes - Planning learning and reviewing progress|
Quicklink - Themes - E-learning and e-assessment|
Quicklink - Continuing professional development - Generic|
Quicklink - Continuing professional development - ICT|
Quicklink - Continuing professional development - MFL|
Quicklink - Continuing professional development - Sport and fitness|
Quicklink - Resources - ICT|
Quicklink - Resources - MFL|
Quicklink - Resources - Sport and fitness|
Quicklink - Policy drivers|
Quicklink - About QIA|

Themes - Assessment

• Assessment – overview (web page)
  • Word file: Examples of good and bad practice (25KB)
  • RTF file: Examples of good and bad practice (17KB)
• How to do it (web page)
  • Word file: Examples of initial assessment (24KB)
  • RTF file: Examples of initial assessment (14KB)
• Summative assessment (web page)
  • Word file: Example of summative assessment (23KB)
  • RTF file: Example of summative assessment (11KB)
• Feedback (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance on giving feedback (23KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance on giving feedback (17KB)

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Themes - Improving teaching and learning

• Overview (web page)
  • Word file: Key principles of Adult Learning (22KB)
  • RTF file: Key principles of Adult Learning (11KB)
• Relevance (web page)
  • The community dimension (web page)
    • Word file: Two examples of the community dimension (25KB)
    • RTF file: Two examples of the community dimension (17KB)
  • Learners as individuals (web page)
    • Word file: Making learning relevant to individuals' interests (21.5KB)
    • RTF file: Making learning relevant to individuals' interests (16KB)
• Challenges (web page)
  • Active learning (web page)
    • Word file: Challenge: Examples of active learning (21.5KB)
    • RTF file: Challenge: Examples of active learning (16K)
• Safety and well-being (web page)
  • Differentiation and safety and well-being (web page)
    • Word file: Safety and Wellbeing: Getting it right for all learners (25KB)
    • RTF file: Safety and Wellbeing: Getting it right for all learners (20KB)
• Supporting learners with additional needs (web page)
  • Literacy, language and/or numeracy (web page)
    • Word file: Supporting learners: Getting it right for all learners (24.5KB)
    • RTF file: Supporting learners: Getting it right for all learners (16KB)
  • Help in the environment (web page)
    • Word file: Supporting learners: Help in the environment (24KB)
    • RTF file: Supporting learners: Help in the environment (11KB)

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Themes - Planning learning and reviewing progress

• What the process looks like (web page)
  • PDF file: What the process looks like (602KB)
• What is a learning plan? (web page)
  • Who needs a plan? (web page)
    • Word file: Who needs a plan? (25.5KB)
    • RTF file: Who needs a plan? (12KB)
• Reviewing progress: why it's important (web page)
  • Planning to review progress (web page)
    • Word file: How do I go about it (24KB)
    • RTF file: How do I go about it (10KB)
  • How planning, reviewing, and assessment fit together (web page)
    • PDF file: How planning, reviewing, and assessment fit together (646KB)
• Celebrating achievement (web page)
  • Word file: Celebrating achievement - examples (25.5KB)
  • RTF file: Celebrating achievement - examples (16KB)

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Themes - E-learning and e-assessment

• Benefits of e-assessment (web page)
  • Word file: Benefits of e-assessment (21.5KB)
  • RTF file: Benefits of e-assessment (11KB)
• E-learning - Challenges (web page)
  • Word file: Challenge (27KB)
  • RTF file: Challenge (21KB)
• E-learning - Relevance (web page)
  • Word file: Relevance (21.5KB)
  • RTF file: Relevance (10KB)
• Equality and diversity (web page)
  • Word file: Equality and diversity (131KB)
  • RTF file: Equality and diversity (199KB)
  • Word file: Examples of equality and diversity in e-learning (29KB)
  • RTF file: Examples of equality and diversity in e-learning (25KB)

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Continuing professional development - Generic

• Key principles of Adult Learning (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Key principles of Adult Learning (111KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Key principles of Adult Learning (59KB)
  • PowerPoint file: Presentation: Examples of key principles (57.5KB)
  • PowerPoint file: Handout: Key principles (13KB)
  • Word file: Activity cards: Statements by adult learners (36KB)
  • RTF file: Activity cards: Statements by adult learners (34KB)

• Differentiation (web page)
  • Word file: Individual Guide: Differentiation (122KB)
  • RTF file: Individual Guide: Differentiation (321KB)
  • Word file: Handout: What is meant by differentiation? (46KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: What is meant by differentiation? (79KB)
  • Word file: Handout: Definitions of differentiation (63KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Definitions of differentiation (109KB)
• Active learning: what is your style? (web page)
  • Word file: Checklist: Self-assessment for active learning (71KB)
  • RTF file: Checklist: Self-assessment for active learning (108KB)
  • Word file: Handout: Feedback for self-assessment checklist (67KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Feedback for self-assessment checklist (117KB)
• Assessment practice (web page)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Assessment practice (212KB)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Assessment practice (296KB)
• Course planning and design (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Guidance for facilitators (95KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Guidance for facilitators (135KB)
  • Word file: Session aims and intended learning outcomes (76KB)
  • RTF file: Session aims and intended learning outcomes (51.5KB)
  • Word file: Session aims and intended learning outcomes (79KB)
  • RTF file: Session aims and intended learning outcomes (113KB)
  • Word file: Handout: Resource sheets (43KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Resource sheets (44KB)
  • Word file: Example: Scheme of work: Yoga (Bihar School) for women in their middle years (49KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Scheme of work: Yoga (Bihar School) for women in their middle years (62KB)
  • Word file: Example: Scheme of work: Yoga (Iyengar style) for parents and children (180KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Scheme of work: Yoga (Iyengar style) for parents and children (262KB)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: General guidance for yoga classes – family learning (30KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: General guidance for yoga classes – family learning (16KB)
  • Word file: Example: Scheme of work: Young men's keep fit (62KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Scheme of work: Young men's keep fit (105KB)
  • Word file: Example: Scheme of work: Japanese language and culture for beginners (66KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Scheme of work: Japanese language and culture for beginners (123KB)
  • Word file: Example: Scheme of work: Family learning - holiday Spanish for beginners (46KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Scheme of work: Family learning - holiday Spanish for beginners (67KB)

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Continuing professional development - ICT

• Planning for relevance (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Planning for relevance (70KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Planning for relevance (76KB)
  • Powerpoint presentation: Aims and intended learning outcomes (19KB)
  • Word file: Handout: Mind map (cookery) (35KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Mind map (cookery) (62.1KB)
  • Powerpoint presentation: Mind map (cookery) (33KB)
  • Word file: Interest cards (41KB)
  • RTF file: Interest cards (42.7KB)
  • Word file: Handout: Questions (43KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Questions (45KB)
  • Word file: Handout: Blank mind map (31KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Blank mind map (54.0KB)
• Using the Internet (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Using the Internet (40KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Using the Internet (32.8KB)
  • Word file: Handout: Weblinks (80KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Weblinks (97.4KB)
• Formative assessment (web page)
  • Word file: Resource pack: Fomative assessment 214KB)
  • RTF file: Resource pack: Fomative assessment (317KB)
• Webquests (web page)
  • Word file: Webquests CPD guidance (54KB)
  • RTF file: Webquests CPD guidance (60.8KB)
  • Powerpoint presentation: Webquests (17KB)
  • Word file: Template: Webquest (250KB)
  • RTF file: Template: Webquest (1.9MB)
  • Word file: Example: Digital camera webquest (368KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Digital camera webquest (1.90mB)
  • Word file: Example: New learner webquest (369KB)
  • RTF file: Example: New learner webquest (1.90MB)
  • Word file: Example: Accessibility webquest (369KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Accessibility webquest (1.90MB)
• Making accredited courses relevant (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Making accredited course relevant (74.8KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Making accredited course relevant (85.8KB)
  • Word file: Activity cards (55KB)
  • RTF file: Activity cards (94.3KB)
• Using case studies (web page)
  • Word file: Case study: Buying and selling online (63KB)
  • RTF file: Case study: Buying and selling online (69KB)
  • Word file: Case study: Making ICT learning relevant: community groups (174KB)
  • RTF file: Case study: Making ICT learning relevant: community groups (862KB)

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Continuing professional development - MFL

• Teaching in a communicative way (web page)
  • Word file: Handout: Feedback for self-assessment checklist (67KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Feedback for self-assessment checklist (107KB)
• Use of the taught language (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Use of the taught language (49KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Use of the taught language (60KB)
  • Word file: Session plan (75KB)
  • RTF file: Session plan (95KB)
• Role plays (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Role plays (74KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Role plays (128KB)
  • Word file: Handout: Examples (80KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Examples (142KB)

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Continuing professional development - Sport and fitness

• Top tips (web page)
  • Word file: some tips for making the most of self-evaluation (22KB)
  • RTF file: some tips for making the most of self-evaluation (13KB)
• Warm-ups and cool-downs (web page)
  • Word file: Warm-ups and cool-downs - some food for thought (22KB)
  • RTF file: Warm-ups and cool-downs - some food for thought (16KB)
• Demonstrations (web page)
  • Word file: Giving good demonstrations in Sport and fitness disciplines (29KB)
  • RTF file: Giving good demonstrations in Sport and fitness disciplines (27KB)
• Feedback- giving feedback in Sport and fitness disciplines (web page)
  • Word file: Giving feedback in Sport and fitness disciplines (21KB)
  • RTF file: Giving feedback in Sport and fitness disciplines (11KB)
• Step 2 - self-assessment exercise (web page)
  • Word file: Finger on the pulse - self-assessment exercise (34KB)
  • RTF file: Finger on the pulse - self-assessment exercise (28KB)
• Step 3 - situations to consider (web page)
  • Word file: Situations to consider (39KB)
  • RTF file: Situations to consider (29KB)
• Step 4 - some common conditions (web page)
  • Word file: Some common conditions (43KB)
  • RTF file: Some common conditions (30KB)
• Session planning: Differentiation (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Session planning (108KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Session planning (164KB)
  • PowerPoint file: Aims and intended learning outcomes (79KB)
  • Word file: Handout: Resource sheet (40KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Resource sheet (40KB)
  • Word file: Guidance: General guidance for yoga classes - family learning (29KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: General guidance for yoga classes - family learning (17KB)
  • Word file: Example: Session plan: Iyengar yoga for parents and children (86KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Session plan: Iyengar yoga for parents and children (102KB)
  • Word file: Example: Session plan: Bihar yoga for women in their middle years (54KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Session plan: Bihar yoga for women in their middle years (58KB)
  • Word file: Example: Session plan: Young men's keep fit (80KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Session plan: Young men's keep fit (108KB)

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Resources - ICT

• Mapping the possibilities (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Mapping the possibilities (451KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Mapping the possibilities (19.1MB)
• Tree of learning (web page)
  • Word file: Resource pack: Tree of learning in ICT teaching and learning (185KB)
  • RTF file: Resource pack: Tree of learning in ICT teaching and learning (1.75MB)
  • Word file: Tree of learning poster (87KB)
  • RTF file: Tree of learning poster (1.6MB)
• Understanding databases (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Understanding databases (40KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Understanding databases (27KB)
  • Word file: Handout: Databases (39KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Databases (51KB)
  • Word file: Handout: Prompt questions (30KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Prompt questions (20KB)
  • Word file: Activity cards: Car cards (119KB)
  • RTF file: Activity cards: Car cards (165KB)
  • Word file: Activity cards: Holiday cards (119KB)
  • RTF file: Activity cards: Holiday cards (165KB)
  • Word file: Activity cards: House cards (119KB)
  • RTF file: Activity cards: House cards (165KB)
• Setting up personal folders (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Setting up personal folders (483KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Setting up personal folders (5.16MB)
  • Wordfile: Handout 1: Cards (427KB)
  • RTF file: Handout 1: Cards (2.22MB)
  • Word file: Handout 2: Setting up personal folders (38KB)
  • RTF file: Handout 2: Setting up personal folders (5.16MB)

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Resources - MFL

• Landmark (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Landmark (64KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Landmark (87.2KB)
  • Word file: Session plan (80KB)
  • RTF file: Session plan (92.7KB)
• Chances (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Chances (66KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Chances (102KB)
  • Word file: Session plan (67KB)
  • RTF file: Session plan (84KB)
• Menu and shopping (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Menu and shopping (50KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Menu and shopping (71.9KB)
  • Word file: Session plan (81KB)
  • RTF file: Session plan (104KB)
• Lost property (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Lost property (45KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Lost property (56.6KB)
• Restaurant (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Restaurant (54KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Restaurant (80KB)
• Directions (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Directions (199KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Directions (3.44MB)
• Asking personal questions (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Asking personal questions (87KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Asking personal questions (143KB)
• A mystery to solve (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: A mystery to solve (53KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: A mystery to solve (70.1KB)
  • Word file: Session plan (94KB)
  • RTF file: Session plan (127KB)
  • Word file: Activity cards: Character cue cards (1.34MB)
  • RTF file: Activity cards: Character cue cards (4.42MB)
  • Word file: Handout: Blank character sheet (66KB)
  • RTF file: Handout: Blank character sheet (81.7KB)
• Court case (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Court case (63KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Court case (90KB)
  • Word file: Session plan (98KB)
  • RTF file: Session plan (135KB)

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Resources - Sport and fitness

• Designing a screening process (web page)
  • Step 1 - deciding what you need to know (web page)
    • Word file: Designing a screening process activity (37KB)
    • RTF file: Designing a screening process activity (25KB)
  • Step 2 - setting up screening (web page)
    • Word file: Readiness-to-exercise screening form (59KB)
    • RTF file: Readiness-to-exercise screening form (58KB)
    • Excel file: Readiness-to-exercise screening form (17KB)
  • Step 3 - using the information (web page)
    • Word file: Class profile (85KB)
    • RTF file: Class profile (100KB)
• Protocols for learners (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Protocols for learners (29KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Protocols for learners (20KB)
  • Word file: Example: Karate (60KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Karate (97KB)
  • Word file: Example: General fitness (61KB)
  • RTF file: Example: General fitness (102KB)
  • Word file: Example: Swimming (63KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Swimming (105KB)
  • Word file: Example: T'ai Chi (63KB)
  • RTF file: Example: T'ai Chi (105KB)
  • Word file: Example: Yoga (64KB)
  • RTF file: Example: Yoga (116KB)
  • Word file: Template: Protocols for learners (37KB)
  • RTF file: Template: Protocols for learners (30KB)
• Risk assessment (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Risk assessment (76KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Risk assessment (82KB)
  • Word file: Template: Risk assessment form (49KB)
  • RTF file: Template: Risk assessment form (45KB)
• Target (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Target (1658KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Target (4369KB)
  • Word file: Template: Concentric circles target (27KB)
  • RTF file: Template: Concentric circles target (22KB)
  • Word file: Template: Segmented target (28KB)
  • RTF file: Template: Segmented target (28KB)
• Using a digital voice recorder to review progress and capture achievement (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Using a digital voice recorder (49KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Using a digital voice recorder (48KB)
• Using digital cameras and camcorders (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Using digital cameras and camcorders (49KB)
  • RTF file: Guidance notes: Using digital cameras and camcorders (40KB)
• Using visual images to enhance learning (web page)
  • Word file: Guidance notes: Using visual images to support learning in Sport and fitness (40KB)
  • RTF Guidance notes: Using visual images to support learning in Sport and fitness (37KB)
• Yoga practice cards (web page)
  • Word file: Yoga card: Boat pose (96KB)
  • PDF file: Yoga card: Boat pose (17KB)
  • Word file: Yoga card: Bow pose (247KB)
  • PDF file: Yoga card: Bow pose (34KB)
  • Word file: Yoga card: Camel pose (107KB)
  • PDF file: Yoga card: Camel pose (17KB)
  • Word file: Yoga card: Dog head down pose (86KB)
  • PDF file: Yoga card: Dog head down pose (16KB)
  • Word file: Yoga card: Easy pose (34KB)
  • PDF file: Yoga card: Easy pose (15KB)
  • Word file: Yoga card: Extended triangle (46KB)
  • PDF file: Yoga card: Extended triangle (15KB)
  • Word file: Yoga card: Intense stretch (68KB)
  • PDF file: Yoga card: Intense stretch (32KB)
  • Word file: Yoga card: Intense stretch with feet apart (117KB)
  • PDF file: Yoga card: Intense stretch with feet apart (20KB)
  • Word file: Yoga card: Plough pose (103KB)
  • PDF file: Yoga card: Plough pose (20KB)
  • Word file: Yoga card: Staff pose (98KB)
  • PDF file: Yoga card: Staff pose (16KB)
  • Word file: Yoga card: Supported shoulderstand (126KB)
  • PDF file: Yoga card: Supported shoulderstand (22KB)
  • Word file: Yoga card: Tree pose (39KB)
  • PDF file: Yoga card: Tree pose (13KB)

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Policy drivers

• The policy backdrop (web page)
  • Word file: The policy backdrop (60 KB)
  • RTF file: The policy backdrop (64 KB)
• Skills for life (web page)
  • For subject learning coaches (web page)
    • Word file: SLC Skills for Life guide (682KB)
    • RTF file: SLC Skills for Life guide (663KB)
  • For subject tutors (web page)
    • PDF file: An extract from 'Developing embedded literacy, language and numeracy: supporting achievement (44KB)

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About QIA

• Glossary (web page)
  • PDF file: Glossary (31KB)
• National Teaching and Learning Change Programme overview (web page)
  • PDF file: National Teaching and Learning Change Programme overview (51KB)
• Copyright (web page)
  • PDF file: Copyright Information (84KB)

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