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Network leadership in action: getting started with networked school self-evaluation
Author:
National College
Subject:
Planning, quality and evaluation
Audience:
Headteachers, Middle leaders and aspiring headteachers, School business managers
Date of publication:
November 2006 |
File format and size:
PDF, 1.01 Mb
Self-evaluation now forms the starting point for any inspection. But there is a huge difference between self-evaluation that is engineered solely to meet external requirements, and that which is embedded in the life of the school. This report examines how the National College's Networked Learning Communities have helped some schools to make the most of the process.
It describes how they have developed a system of Networked School Self-evaluation, where schools have worked together to identify areas to improve. It shows how this system has added real value to the process by helping schools to really review their progress, pooling data to help with comparisons and benchmarking, and helping them to plan and prioritise.
The report explains in detail how schools can work collaboratively, and shows four different approaches to it. It provides illustrations from participating schools, and also offers a network leader's personal reflection on the process.
Finally it presents an annotated version of the self-evaluation form that shows how the process can be tackled collaboratively, including the use of study visits, surveys, critical friends and headteacher groups.
A fascinating example of how you can use new methods to tackle some of leadership's biggest challenges.
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