Self-evaluation guidance
Highlights from school evaluation and improvement
- Annual schedule for school self-evaluation (primary)Download our template school self-evaluation schedule to help you plan tasks for senior leaders, middle leaders and governors throughout the year.
- Formula for evaluating the quality of teachingSee how to develop your own formula to measure the quality of teaching in your school. Also find a research report on effective methods of teacher evaluation, and how 1 academy measures teachers' performance linked to pay progression.
- How to evaluate the effectiveness of your departmentRead on for details of 8 key actions to take when evaluating your subject department, with tips from our experts on analysing results, conducting pupil voice surveys and creating an action plan.
- How to use a standardised school-grading system across your trust: case studyYou need an accurate picture of the strengths and weaknesses across your schools so you can prioritise effectively and report to the board. Stephen Astley from Unity Schools Partnership shares how his trust uses a standardised grading system to achieve this. Follow his tips to implement this approach in your trust too.
- Key performance indicators (KPIs) for schools and trustsUpdatedKey financial performance indicators can be useful for making sure you're using resources effectively and achieving value for money. See examples of KPIs and how to use them alongside your school improvement plan (SIP) or strategic plan.
- Sustainability: whole-school auditUse our audit tool to help you look at sustainability across all your practices and infrastructure. Find out more about where you can get external help with your audit, and how you can use it to set priorities for change.
- Tracking progress against school improvement targetsUnderstand how you can track progress against targets in your school improvement plan (SIP), and download our template to save you time.