Effective Self-Evaluation will support the preparation of the summary and kick-start the ongoing process by helping school leaders think about the interdependent cycles of performance management, financial planning, self-evaluation, training and development and action planning.

• Embed self-evaluation as an ongoing process
• Assist key groups to make a positive contribution
• Enable action planning that contributes to strategic development
• Be accountable and ready to show your school at its’ best during inspection

Session Breakdown

Training session 1 – Self-evaluation for governors

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the importance of self-evaluation.
• Understand your responsibilities for contributing to the school’s self-evaluation.
• Understand the key headings of the 2012 Ofsted inspection framework.
• Have discussed the school’s performance under each of the key headings and have a clear understanding of the headlines, the strengths and weaknesses.
• Devise a plan, both for contributing to the school’s self-evaluation and to the inspection.
• In a faith school, understand that there will be a separate Section 48 inspection and that they should be prepared for this also.

Training session 2 – A self-evaluation briefing for the leadership team

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the importance of ongoing self-evaluation.
• Understand your role in contributing to the school’s self-evaluation.
• Understand the detail of the 2012 Ofsted inspection framework.
• Will have been able to discuss the school’s performance under each of the key headings and have a clear understanding of the headlines, the strengths and weaknesses.
• Will have a plan for undertaking systematic school self-evaluation.
• In a faith school will understand that there will be a separate Section 48 inspection and that they should be prepared for this also.

Training session 3 – Self-evaluation – a briefing for stakeholder

Learning Outcomes:

•  Brief stakeholders on their role in the school’s self-evaluation
• School and stakeholders understand the partnership and how it might be used to inform the school’s strategic development

Training session 4 – Knowing ourselves: a self-evaluation planning day

Learning Outcomes:

• Staff at all levels understand the role that self-evaluation plays in the strategic leadership of the school
• Staff contribute to the identification of the school’s strengths and weaknesses against the areas of the Ofsted framework
• Departments/key stages/teams contribute to a review of the school’s performance in their area of responsibility
• Leaders have data from which to create a self-evaluation document
• All staff will be able to identify priorities for improvement at school and departmental level
• Identify staff training needs