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2. PRINCIPLES
The strategy aspires to the following guiding principles for adult ESOL provision in Scotland:
INCLUSION
- Provision which supports migrant and refugee settlement, and aids inclusion and full participation in Scottish society and the economy
DIVERSITY
- Provision which recognises and values the cultures of learners and the contribution that New Scots make to society and the economy
QUALITY
- Provision which is high quality, easily accessible, cost-effective and uses best practice in the teaching and learning of languages
ACHIEVEMENT
- Provision which contributes to wider national literacies targets and promotes attainment and personal and social achievement
PROGRESSION
- Provision which supports and encourages routes into further learning, employment and in local community life
These principles complement the Scottish Executive's existing vision for:
- community learning and development ( CLD), as set out in Working and learning together to build stronger communities;
- adult literacy and numeracy ( ALN), as set out in the Adult Literacy and Numeracy In Scotland (2001) report; and
- lifelong learning, as set out in Life Through Learning; Learning Through Life.
The adult ESOL strategy for Scotland is also a key component of the Executive's commitment to the formulation of a national languages strategy for Scotland.
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