What are Personalised Learning Plans?
What is personalised learning?
Personalised learning assists the development of all students, building on their personal strengths and identifying areas of learning where students can be extended or accelerated.
While factors that affect student learning are also identified, the belief is that, given the right teaching and learning conditions, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can achieve the same standards expected of all students.
The main focus of the PLP process is:
Key values underlying personalised learning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can perform at the same level as the general population
Respecting and valuing:
PLP processes include family involvement and respects parents and caregivers as the first educators of the students
[Taken from 'A Guide to developing Personalised Learning Plans for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students - A professional learning resource', DEEWR, 2011]
What are the benefits of Personalised Learning Plans?
Personalised learning assists the development of all students, building on their personal strengths and identifying areas of learning where students can be extended or accelerated.
While factors that affect student learning are also identified, the belief is that, given the right teaching and learning conditions, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can achieve the same standards expected of all students.
The main focus of the PLP process is:
- identifying what students already know, what they need to do and what they need to do to achieve their areas of focus
- setting clear goals against key learning, and if appropriate, behaviour and attendance outcomes
- developing and applying curriculum appropriate content with targetted teaching and learning strategies
- monitoring, reviewing and revising individual student learning goals and plans to achieve their goals
Key values underlying personalised learning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can perform at the same level as the general population
Respecting and valuing:
- cultural differences
- each student's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge
- each student's responsibilities and obligations within community
- each student's sense of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and identity underlines PLPs and personalised approaches to learning
PLP processes include family involvement and respects parents and caregivers as the first educators of the students
[Taken from 'A Guide to developing Personalised Learning Plans for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students - A professional learning resource', DEEWR, 2011]
What are the benefits of Personalised Learning Plans?
- PLPs provide schools with a strong vehicle to engage students, parents and school staff in conversation that consolidate the aims of the school, the strengths and aspirations of the students and the support of parents/caregivers and community
- PLPs are based on the aim of building quality partnerships between community, home, the school and the student.
- PLPs represent a goal-setting, aspirational and relational development process that leads to improved outcomes for students, schools and the wider community.
- Happy and involved parents and students
- Enrolment in more challenging academic programs
- Better attendance
- Positive behaviour at home and school
- Better social skills and school engagement
- Improved attitudes to school
- Positive attitudes to their future