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Self-evaluation
Highlights from school evaluation and improvement
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Self-evaluation forms (SEFs)
- Self-evaluation form (SEF): checklist and template Use our SEF checklist and template to help you evaluate your school against the Ofsted framework. See examples of SEFs from a range of primary, secondary and special schools.
- Self-evaluation form (SEF): SIAMS Download the Church of England's 2018 SIAMS evaluation schedule and see examples of completed self-evaluation forms from primary schools.
- Subject reports: primary See examples of subject reports from primary schools for core and non-core subjects, and get advice from one of our associate education experts on writing subject reports in primary schools.
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Self-evaluation guidance
- Annual schedule for school self-evaluation (primary) Is there a year planner showing when to carry out self-evaluation tasks? One of our associate education experts has created a sample primary school self-evaluation schedule, which you can download as a KeyDoc. We also link to examples of schedules from two primary schools.
- Formula for evaluating the quality of teaching Is there a formula for scoring the quality of teaching? One of our experts suggests a method for developing a formula to assign a score to the quality of teaching. We also look at how a MAT measures teachers' performance and a research report on effective methods of teacher evaluation.
- How to evaluate the effectiveness of your department Read on for details of 8 key actions to take when evaluating your subject department, featuring tips from our experts on analysing results, conducting pupil voice surveys and creating an action plan.
- Key performance indicators (KPIs) for schools Understand what key performance indicators (KPIs) are and how to use them effectively alongside your school improvement plan. Read specific advice about financial KPIs, which academy trusts are required to set.
- Staff questionnaires: behaviour management Share our template survey to get feedback from your staff about how confident they feel managing behaviour in school and whether your school's overall approach to behaviour is working.
- Staff questionnaires: strengths and weaknesses of the school See example questionnaires from Ofsted and schools, and use them to gather staff members' views on how your school is doing and where it could improve.
- Tips for writing your school self-evaluation form (SEF) Get help with writing your SEF, so you can be confident it's set up to support your school's development.
- Tracking progress against school improvement targets How can we track progress incrementally against whole-school targets? We include a KeyDoc template for tracking progress against targets in a school improvement plan (SIP). We also relay advice from one of our experts on setting measurable targets in SIPs and monitoring progress towards them.