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A new relationship with schools: improving performance through school self-evaluation

Author: Department for Education
Audience: Headteachers, Middle leaders and aspiring headteachers
Date of publication: June 2004   |   File format and size: PDF, 374 Kb

This publication gives a brief guide to the relationship between self-evaluation and school improvement under the New Relationship with Schools (NRwS). It sets out how to get the best out of self-evaluation and how to use the findings effectively to plan for improvement.

The guidance also explains how Ofsted's self-evaluation form (SEF) will be used during an inspection. To get the greatest benefit from inspection, headteachers and governing bodies will need to ensure that their school has undertaken an objective evaluation of its performance, identified priorities for improvement and set achievable targets. Ofsted's SEF provides schools with a means of capturing the findings of their self-evaluation.