This course will cover:
A review of the new inspection framework and the independent school standards (including National Minimum Standards)
Self-reflection on which areas your school goes ‘above-and-beyond’ to help identify ‘significant strengths’
Harnessing pupil voice in self-reflection and as a valuable tool in ‘show and tell’
To give guidance on school centred self-reflection on the new framework, with particular reference to statutory independent school standards, with the aim of identifying the school’s significant strengths.
Familiarisation of ISSRs and NMS
Identification of significant strengths
Elizabeth Coley is an independent educational consultant, having previously been Head teacher of two independent schools. Her teaching experience over more than thirty years ranges from Nursery to Advanced Level in both maintained and independent schools, and her main subjects include music, mathematics and religious education. Elizabeth was awarded a DfES best practice research scholarship in 2001 for research into the classroom practice of NQTs and their recruitment, training and retention. She has also published various texts in mathematics, music and reasoning, been an external tutor and QTS assessor for teachers following the GTP and OTTP routes into teaching, and has been a governor of four independent schools. She has retired as a Reporting Inspector for ISI, having previously been an Ofsted Registered and Additional Inspector for twelve years in addition to working for ISI for nearly eighteen years.