Developing a Self-Evaluating School: A Practical Guide

✍ Scribed by Beulah Ainley

• Publisher: Continuum
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 182
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Do you need to urgently develop a cohesive school evaluation system? Are you a middle leader looking to conduct your own small scale research? Do you need to find a systematic way to evaluate your extended school? Self-evaluation is a part of everyday school life but it can be both daunting and time consuming. This practical, easy to navigate guide introduces the main tools of self-evaluation and looks at how schools and individuals in different contexts and roles have successfully used these tools in a holistic way. Designed to be easily 'dipped into' according to your needs, each chapter has been divided into three sections; the basics, the detail and a conclusion. The basics provides an overview of key tools and approaches, the detail gives guidance on implementation with plenty of case studies and questions at the end of each section encourage reflection on your own context and practice. Written with busy professionals in mind, this book is essential reading for the senior leadership team, middle leaders and teachers interested in developing their own self-evaluations.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Foreword......Page 8
Foreword......Page 9
PREFACE: How to Use This Book......Page 12
CHATPER 1 Introduction......Page 16
PART 1: Self-Evaluation Tools and Techniques......Page 26
CHAPTER 2 Lesson Observation......Page 28
CHAPTER 3 Work Scrutiny......Page 45
CHAPTER 4 Pupil Focus Groups......Page 57
CHAPTER 5 Questionnaires......Page 72
CHAPTER 6 Pupils Conducting Lesson Observations......Page 85
CHAPTER 7 Analysing Statistical Data......Page 99
PART 2: Self-Evaluation in Practice......Page 114
CHAPTER 8 Teaching and Learning Review Systems......Page 116
CHATPER 9 Self-Evaluation of Continuous Professional Development......Page 134
CHAPTER 10 Using Self-Evaluation to Validate Progress......Page 144
APPENDICES......Page 164
Useful Websites & Further Reading......Page 178
C......Page 180
P......Page 181
Y......Page 182