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NIACE Committee of Inquiry into ESOL

Terms of Reference

(Revised Remit paper following ESOL Committee meeting on 30.11.05)

The suggested remit for the Review is as follows:

1. To review existing evidence on the provision for people with ESOL needs in England, with particular emphasis on quality and quantity of provision, staffing, pedagogy and purposes.

2. To review definitions of ESOL, evidence of need, its extent and the changing nature of demand for ESOL.

3. To identify what could be done to improve ESOL provision including quality of management and leadership, quality of teaching, learning and achievement; assessment; recruitment of staff; qualifications of specialist and vocational staff; funding and resourcing.

4. To examine ESOL in its wider context, including its relationship to citizenship, migration, settlement, employment and social justice and equality issues, and the implications of these relationships for provision, funding and pedagogy.

5. To make realistic recommendations to policy makers, funders, inspectorates, providers and practitioners.

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