Peer Review and Development (PRD) is a highly successful continuous improvement method that is widely used in the learning and skills sector.
PRD activity takes place in Peer Groups usually of same sector providers (although mixed sector groups exist) where a range of continuous improvement activities are undertaken, for example:
- Information sharing/ best practice/benchmarking
- Joint continuing professional development
- Reviewing aspects of providers provision eg; self assessment and improvement planning
- Collaborative development activity
- External, paired observations
There are approximately 130 PRD groups working across the country. These groups are made up of providers from General Further Education Colleges (GFE’s), Work Based Learning Providers, Adult and Community Learning, Providers, Voluntary and Community Sector Providers, Land Based Colleges and Independent Specialist Colleges. Please use the icons above or navigation options in the left hand panel to find out more about each activity and to access examples, resources and materials and casestudies.
Please use the icons above or navigation options in the left hand panel to find out more about peer review and development and to access resources.
For resources organised by theme or sector, or relating to establishing a group, use the links in the left hand menu.
To find out more about organisations engaged with PRD activity and to communicate with these providers, please use the PRD Community icon.
Newsletters and details of past and future PRD-related events are available on the News and events pages.
If you have any feedback or comments about these pages please contact us on sfe@lsis.org.uk
PRD advisers
Our PRD Advisers have extensive knowledge and experience of the further education system and the PRD Process. They can offer advice and support on all stages of the PRD cycle, providing guidance on documentation and good practice materials, facilitating the embedding of PRD in the Quality Cycles of all group members, and identifying the impacts of PRD.
The PRD Adviser Leaflet provides a summary of who your PRD Advisers are, contact details and what support they can give you.
