School improvement
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Writing a school improvement plan
Guidance on writing effective school improvement plans [31.8 KB] [docx]
This guidance explains how to write an effective school improvement plan (SIP).
Criteria for judging a SIP [23.2 KB] [docx]
The criteria is useful for school leaders and governors when evaluating the effectiveness of their school improvement planning.
An example school improvement plan and guidance is below:
SIP and self evaluation template [64.0 KB] [docx]
SIP and self evaluation template guidance [30.8 KB] [docx]
School improvement procedures
School improvement procedures [75.3 KB] [docx]
Actions for:
- East Sussex County Council
- individual schools
- school partnerships
These aim to secure ongoing improvement in schools and in outcomes for pupils.
Self-evaluation
Schools and academies do not have to complete a standard template to self-evaluate. However, they must have documentation to support this.
An example SEF is below.
Guidance on self-evaluation (SEF) [34.9 KB] [docx]
Self-evaluation document [41.7 KB] [docx]
The Council and the Primary Board can commission a leadership review. There will be a leadership reviews for schools that:
- self-assess as category 3 or 4; and
- are at risk of an Ofsted judgement of Requires Improvement (RI) or lower
Schools can also broker their own leadership reviews. These reviews may be particularly useful for schools which are:
- midpoint between inspections
- under a new headteacher’s tenure
