School Self Evaluation Toolkit - April 2005

Section 1:

An introduction to the School Self-Evaluation Form and Toolkit. (PDF file, 125kb)

Help with file formats used on this website

Section 2: Advice on Arriving at Grades and Writing the Supporting Commentaries.

This section supports you as you attempt to draw up your SEF. It works through each of the sections of PART A of the form (SELF-EVALUATION) offering advice on the actions needing to be taken prior to writing up commentaries and arriving at final grades.

Characteristics of Your School(PDF file, 42kb)
Characteristics of Your School - addition to the Toolkit -2/5/05(PDF file, 86kb)
Gathering the Views of Stakeholders
Completing Summary Charts(PDF file, 70kb)
School Self Evaluation Cycle and SEF Summary Chart (PDF file, 95kb) to be used in conjunction with 'completing summary charts' document above
Blank School Self Evaluation Cycle and the SEF Summary Chart

Exemplar Summary Charts: The following charts are examples of the type of information and judgements a school may make. In reaching a final judgement grade you will need to constantly refer to the Ofsted judgement charts in section 3 to see where your school best fits. Three of the charts also have associated SEF commentaries in the section below.

How Well Do Learners Achieve in KS3?(PDF file, 81kb)
To What Extent Do Learners Adopt Healthy Lifestyles? (commentary below) (PDF file, 102kb)
How Well Do Learners Prepare for their Future Economic Well-Being? (commentary below) (PDF file, 74kb)
How Good is the Quality of Teaching and Learning? (commentary below) (PDF file, 77kb)

To help you determine just how good you believe you are in each aspect of the SEF you will need to be constantly referring to the Ofsted Evaluation Schedule in Section 3.

Advice on Writing SEF Commentaries (PDF file, 69kb)

Sample Commentaries: To be read in conjunction with associated exemplar summary charts in the section above.

To What Extent Do Learners Adopt Healthy Lifestyles? (commentary) (PDF file, 68kb)
How Well Do Learners Prepare for their Future Economic Well-Being? (commentary) (PDF file, 64kb)
How Good is the Quality of Teaching and Learning? (commentary) (PDF file, 54kb)

Section 3:
Recording Judgement Grades and an Introduction to SIP Commentaries.

This section is where judgements you have made in your SEF are recorded in anticipation of a dialogue about them with the SIP.

The Role of the School and SIP in Partnership: (PDF file, 32kb) A brief overview of the partnership between schools and Link Advisers.

Validation of Grades and SIP Commentaries (PDF file, 41kb)

Example formats(PDF file, 99kb)

Recording Grades/SIP Commentaries: School judgement grades are recorded here and SIPs add a commentary about these grades.

Ofsted - Evaluation Schedule (PDF file, 150kb) - For reference when you are determining your grade. . NB: This is only the latest Ofsted draft and it may well be changed again before September 2005.

Auditing Your Self-Evaluation: Aims to help you determine just how good you are at self-evaluation.

Grading your ability to self-evaluate by means of an audit grid (guidance) (PDF file,70)
Audit Grid for Grading the Schools Ability to Self-evaluate

SEF Summative Judgements Chart: Records all of your SEF judgements.

Section 4: Support Materials from School Improvement & Performance Service

The School Improvement & Performance Service have produced the following material that schools will find helpful in supporting school improvement and the completion of their SEF.

Monitoring and Evaluation Policy Guide(PDF file, 59kb)
Teaching and Learning Policy Guidance (PDF file, 86kb)
School Improvement Planning Guidance (PDF file, 72kb)
The Self-Evaluation Form an Introduction for Governors and Staff, Powerpoint Presentation. To view the notes pages you will need to save the presentation. When saved the notes pages will be visible on opening.

In the original Toolkit for the completion of the JESE, you will also find a very useful section on possible sources of evidence for judging school improvement.

Further materials will be added during the coming year and will be posted on the web site.

Other helpful web sites:

www.dfes.gov.uk

www.ofsted.gov.uk

www.teachernet.gov.uk

Exemplars are now available on EIS to access this to go http://eis.leics.gov.uk. You will need your secure password to access this.

Section 5: Other Recommended Publications

DfES/Ofsted Publications:

'A New Relationship with Schools: Next Steps' - Summary by the Dfes and Ofsted of their views on the future of education and how this impacts upon the relationship between themselves and schools.

'A New Relationship with Schools: Improving Performance through School Self-Evaluation' - A brief guide to the relationship between self-evaluation and school improvement under the New Relationship with Schools.

Ofsted Publications:

Ofsted is publishing regular updates on elements of the new inspection framework. The following documents are worth downloading from the site.

Go to www.ofsted.gov.uk and look for:

'Inspecting Schools: The Framework for Inspecting schools in England from 'September 2005'
Guidance for Inspectors of Schools: Conducting the Inspection
Guidance for Inspectors of Schools: Using the Evaluation Schedule.