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Services Supporting Learning in Wales: a quality toolkit for
evaluating LRSs in FE colleges
Dr Andrew EynonLibrary Resource Manager,Coleg Llandrillo
Toolkit Project Manager
Welsh FE/library sector
fforwm – Welsh association of colleges fforwm LRM network CyMAL – Museums, Archives & Libraries WalesEstyn – Welsh schools & colleges inspectorateELWa – Education & Learning Wales (Welsh funding council)DELLS – (Welsh) Dept of Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills - replaced ELWa in April 2006
Why do we need a quality toolkit?
Colleges evaluate themselves against a variety of criteriaInspection bodies only give learning resources a cursory examinationNeed for up to date benchmarks
Partners
Fforwm LRM Network CyMALJISC RSC-Wales
Welsh Quality Toolkit -What are the differences?
Services Supporting Learning in Wales: A Quality Toolkit for Evaluating Learning Resource Services in Further Education Colleges
Noddwyd y cyhoeddiad gan: Publication sponsored by the:
Key Questions
Key question 1: Does the Learning Resource Service provide an effective learning environment?
Key question 2: Is the service sufficiently staffed with suitably qualified and experienced staff?
Key question 3: Are learners provided with appropriate access to learning resources that meet the demands of their learning experience?
Key question 4: Does the service demonstrate successful integration of ILT/ICT?
Key Questions
Key question 5: Does the provision of user support enhance the quality of the student experience?
Key question 6: Is the service accessible to, and inclusive of, all learners?
Key question 7: Is the learning resource service effectively managed, does it have a robust quality assurance process and is it making good use of library management information?
Each Key Question contains:
Quality IndicatorsKey PromptsExamples of EvidencePerformance IndicatorsGrade Illustrations
Grading - Wales
Grade 1: Good with outstanding features
Grade 2: Good features and no important shortcomings
Grade 3: Good features outweigh shortcomings
Grade 4: Some good features, but shortcomings in important areas
Grade 5: Many important shortcomings
Advantages of using the toolkit:
Judge quality of performance against a set of criteriaIdentify development needs and prioritiesHighlight best practiceIdentify patterns of service strength and weaknessDevelop service improvement action plans
Keeping up the standard
Staff development on using the toolkitGuidance notesPeer reviewReview of toolkit
Peer evaluation
Funding secured in April 2006 to develop a peer evaluation schemeInfluenced by Helicon, CoLRiC, MCCL and the MLA scheme in Yorkshire & Humberside
Project outlineDevelop peer evaluation checklistsTrain peer assessorsEstablish guidelines for assessorsCarry out pilot peer evaluations
Coleg MenaiColeg Meirion-DwyforSwansea College
Issues
Need for bilingual assessorsNeed for all-Wales benchmarksSpecific need for qualitative benchmarking
Further Information
Fforwm
www.fforwm.ac.ukRSC-Wales
www.rsc-wales.ac.uk