Schools use a variety of terms to describe their whole-school plan, including 'school improvement plan', ‘strategic plan' and 'school development plan'. Here, we use 'school improvement plan' (SIP).
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You don't need to present your SIP in any specific format. Whatever format you use, it should be part of your overall improvement process and not created specifically for Ofsted.
You'll find 2 options of templates below, so you can choose the one that suits your school best, and adapt it further if you wish.
Option 1: template based on the 2019 Ofsted framework
Use our template to create your SIP based on the 2019 Ofsted framework.
To help you create your SIP, use our SEF template and checklist to identify key areas of improvement.
Alternatively, choose this version if it suits your school's planning better. We’ve developed it with 1 of our teaching