How to use this self-evaluation approach to improve practice
The paper builds on advice on improvement planning issued in December 2017. Deliberately brief, the paper sets out the range of high priority topics on which the school should gather evidence, working with parents and other partners. The paper encourages schools to prepare this report as a 'one-stop shop', suited to a wide range of purposes including annual reporting to parents.
The paper provides a concise framework for schools’ reporting, offering potential efficiencies in workload arising from bureaucracy by creating a single, multi-purpose report suited to a wide range of audiences, and building on schools’ growing expertise in using HGIOS?4.
Self-evaluation approach
The paper supports professional, credible evaluation based on the shared agenda provided by HGIOS?4, published by Education Scotland. Schools should work closely with parents and partners to build a concise, accurate and convincing summary of the school’s performance, its achievements and its next steps in continuous improvement. Importantly, the school should design and construct the report with a wide range of purposes in mind, but central to which is reporting to parents.
The paper reminds schools of their obligation to work closely with parents in evaluating the school’s performance, and engaging in improvement planning. Schools parents and partners may find associated, relevant resources available from agencies such as the National Parent Forum for Scotland (NPFS) and the Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC).
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