Self-evaluation for schools

04 April 2011

Method4 has recently delivered another project in the education sector with the launch of the School Effectiveness Profile (SEP), a self-evaluation tool for schools. The system will be used by all schools and local authorities in Wales and is provided by the Welsh Assembly Government.

The SEP is an on-line tool designed to support schools enabling them to ask relevant questions in their self-evaluation processes with respect to leadership; improving quality; partnership working and resource management. It focuses on Key Question 3 of the Estyn Common Inspection Framework 2010 'How good are leadership and management?'

The SEP tool contains a series of high level statements, from Estyn's minimum expectation for every school in Wales to what is likely to be seen in the most effective schools.  The statements are deliberately aspirational and intended to create a common language for discussion within and between schools.  It can be used in conjunction with Core Datasets to help schools generate evidence for priorities for school development plans and school self-evaluation reports.

Craig Hughes, Method4 director said, "the SEP on-line tool will support schools in identifying their strengths as well as areas where improvement in leadership can be taken forward, so allowing time and resources to be allocated with greater focus."