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  • How to write performance objectives Recommended - Understand your requirements and get advice on writing performance objectives. Find out how to link performance objectives to your school improvement plan (SIP).
  • Admin staff: performance management Read advice on performance management for your school's admin staff, including how to use professional standards and set objectives.
  • Performance management: checklists Share our checklist with your line managers so they know what’s expected of them. Plus, audit your whole-school performance management procedures, so you can make sure you're compliant.
  • Midday supervisors: performance management Read advice on performance management for your school's midday supervisors, including how to collect evidence for appraisals, and links to professional standards. Plus, download our template observation form to help you evaluate staff in the playground or lunch area.
  • Appraisal: stages of the cycle See the key phases of the performance management cycle as suggested in the DfE's model policy for teacher appraisal. Plus, get advice on how to use the Teachers' Standards to set objectives and how to monitor and review teacher performance.
  • Support staff: performance management You're not required to conduct formal appraisals for school support staff including teaching assistants (TAs), but it is good practice. Read guidance on how to manage this process, including appointing appraisers and handling underperformance.
  • Support staff: performance management templates Download our template reports to carry out mid-year and annual performance reviews for support staff.
  • Caretakers/site managers: performance management Read guidance on setting objectives and carrying out appraisal for caretakers and school site managers.
  • Early career teacher (ECT) induction: performance management and pay Understand the types of formal and informal assessment you need to carry out during an ECT's induction, and actions to take if they're not progressing. Plus, find out about pay rises and appraisals after the induction periods ends.
  • HR tasks and processes: checklist Download our handy checklist to stay on top of HR tasks and processes related to recruitment, staff training and wellbeing, performance management, parental leave, absence and leavers.
  • Caretaker/site manager: performance objectives Use these sample performance objectives to help you write your own for a caretaker or site manager in your school. Get ideas for success criteria, monitoring arrangements and evidence to use to evaluate objectives.
  • School resource management self-assessment: summary Academy trusts must complete the school resource management self-assessment checklist every year. Find out what it covers, so you know what to expect.
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  • How Ofsted inspects 'leadership and management' Understand which parts of school leadership and management will be judged under the Ofsted inspection framework. See what evidence you can provide and read a summary of the grade descriptors.
  • Risk management policy: model and examples Use our template policy to make sure risk management is part of your trust's business planning and decision-making processes. You can also see examples of risk management policies from trusts of different sizes.
  • Line management meetings with middle leaders: guidance and agendas Read expert advice on how senior leaders can prepare for and hold effective meetings with middle leaders, and download an example line management meeting planner for an academic year.
  • Premises management policy: model You don't have to have a dedicated premises management policy, but you do need premises management documents to show how you take care of things like asbestos, fire safety and statutory testing. Use our model policy to help you set out your approach to premises management.
  • Teaching assistants: performance objectives Read our sample performance objectives for teaching assistants (TAs) and tailor them to the roles, requirements and priorities in your school.
  • Finance and HR administrative staff: performance objectives Discover how to set effective performance objectives, and see examples of financial, HR and administrative targets.
  • Deputy headteacher (primary): performance objectives Use our example performance objectives to help you write your own for a deputy headteacher in a primary school. Get ideas for success criteria, monitoring arrangements and evidence to use when evaluating performance objectives.
  • Curriculum/subject leads: performance objectives Find examples of performance objectives that reflect how Ofsted will inspect your curriculum, along with suggested success criteria and monitoring arrangements.