SELF EVALUATION

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SELF EVALUATION

• A Presentation by
• Sylvia Tye and
• Michael McKeever.
• May 6th 2006.

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Governors, Ofsted and self evaluation.

• How to prepare, endure and benefit from
  inspection.

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INTRODUCTION

• Before the Inspection
• During the Inspection
• After the Inspection
• How to improve Governance

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Before Inspection 1Documentation.

• As a Governor, I would advise you to familiarise
  yourself with these
• Using the Evaluation Schedule
• Introducing the new Panda report
• Every Child Matters the new relationship
• The Self Evaluation Form (SEF)

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Before Inspection 2What should you do?

• Make your support for the school and the staff
  clear
• Check the school has a SEF and a process of
  completion has been undertaken (mini SEFS for
  governors/staff/departments)
• Make sure you have read the SEF
• Be aware of your position in relation to the
  school. You should not be asked questions you
  cannot answer!
• Use the SEF process for your own and the schools
  benefit
• Our advice do not make this the first time any
  evaluation has taken place

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During Inspection 1

• Keep well away if possible the staff have enough
  to do!
• If needed on a formal basis for interview
• Be briefed read the SEF and ask if not sure.
• How do I know? keep this in mind at all times
• triangulation you say it, they check it out
• Be aware of your role in relation to the school
  and what is delegated
• Be supportive and use positive reinforcement at
  all times. This is not the time to voice concerns
  about your school

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During Inspection 2 some ideas from Trinitys
Inspection

• power weekend for SEF completion
• Think about accommodation
• Set a timetable for the Inspectors
• Make them an offer they cant refuse
• what else to you need to see to evidence our
  claims?
• Pair governors for interviews
• Do a role play for the interviews.

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What did Ofsted say about our Governance?

• the Governing body is fufilling its duties well,
  and with significant levels of commitment (Nov.
  2005)
• the expertise of individual Governors is very
  well recognised, and their role valued (Nov,
  2005)
• governors are keen to support and develop
  further their partnership with the school (Nov.
  2005)
• governors conscientiously fulfil their role in
  nurturing the faith life of the school and share
  their vision for the schools future development
• (March 2006)

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After Inspection

• The draft arrives quickly
• Be involved in reading it 10 pair of eyes better
  than one! Set a possible date for this
• Make detailed observations, correct typographical
  errors. It shows interest!
• Book a pub and have a party.

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Our advice and practice

• Self evaluatethink of outcomes
• Be on top of your data know what it means and
  what you are doing about it
• Share data and good practiceeveryone on
  message
• Put teaching and learning at the top of every
  agenda. Get rid of obstacles
• Look for governor involvementand parents and
  pupils
• Integrate the ECM agenda into planning.

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BEING HEALTHYWhat can your SEF say about your
school?

• Active Mark sports
• Nutritional School dinners
• Healthy Breakfast club
• Fruit in school
• Break time food arrangements
• Water freely available
• Rewards for healthy food
• Healthy school award
• REMEMBER PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY

• Extended school programme
• Playground projects
• Visit programme health professionals/police/sport
  speople.
• Comprehensive Personal Education Programme sex
  education/drugs awareness/anti smoking plan.
• Statutory PE offer.

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STAYING SAFEWhat can your sef say about your
school?

• Good policies HS Fire etc.
• walking bus
• education visits system
• pedestrian skills
• stranger danger
• drug education
• behaviour policy/code of conduct
• nurture group/peer counselling
• child protection/school council
• anti bullying/buddy system
• work with police/other bodies on personal
  safety.
• REMEMBER PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.

• Sharing information EWO/Transition
• Risk assessments for safety
• worry box citizenship/assemblies
• Trained staff learning mentors
• Alarms gate security/visitor passes
• Attendance policy
• Before and after school activities
• Cycling proficiency
• Arrival/dismissal procedures/bus duty

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Enjoying and achieving.What can your sef say
about your school?

• Pupil tracking achievement and personal
  development
• Quality of curriculum/ how does it meet needs?
• Learning to learn AfL
• Enquiry based learning
• ICT
• Residential/ team building events/ working on
  the other
• Sports provision facilities, liaison with next
  school, sports clubs and organisations.
• REMEMBER PARENTS AND HE COMMUNITY.

• structured play activities. Tracking physical
  development
• procedures for GT
• impact of learning mentors
• provision for SEN early identification and
  diagnosis
• 1st day calling absences
• rewards and incentives
• targets set for individuals/groups/classes/school
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• corporate endeavour house system
• behaviour, attendance and punctuality can
  reflect enjoyment and achievement.

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ECONOMIC WELL BEINGWhat can your SEF say about
your school?

• citizenship in the curriculum
• Financial education savings clubs links with
  local organisations, eg Credit Union
• Visiting speakers to support above two
• After school child care provision
• Holiday clubs
• Breakfast clubs
• Spending priorities
• REMEMBER PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY

• Care and responsibility for material resources
• Problem solving using real life within the
  curriculum
• Specialist bids with partners for unique status
• Enterprise schemes
• Competitions
• Fund raising/charitable activities
• Budget holding for school council?

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MAKING A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONWhat can your SEF
say about your school?

• school council
• prefects/monitors
• heads of houses/school/class
• Duke of Edinburgh
• local pupil parliament
• young enterprise schemes
• debating groups
• peer mediation
• buddies/friendship circles
• charitable fundraising
• any usps? /allotment/pond/facility nearby.

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Thanks for your attention