Self-evaluation- a possible starter list of challenge questions
The suggested list of questions below is drawn from How good is our school? (4th edition), quality indicators 1.1 Self-evaluation for self-improvement, 1.2
Leadership of learning, 1.3 Leadership of change and 1.4 Leadership and management of staff. They may be useful in the process of reviewing approaches to
self-evaluation in your school. It can also be helpful to adapt and add to the lists below using the quality indicators mentioned above or drawing on other
quality indicators appropriate to your context. The same process can be used with the Features of highly-effective practice.
Questions for Your School
1.1 How do we ensure improvement
for the learner is central to all selfevaluation activity?
Evidence
Next steps / points for further consideration
1.1 How well have we identified our
whole-school,
departmental
and individual strengths and areas
for development through selfevaluation?
1.1 How effective are we at
ensuring an inward, outward and
forward focus in our evaluation and
improvement activities?
1.2 How reliable is our evidence of
impact on pupil learning?
10/10/15
Questions taken from How good is our school? (4th edition)
Support materials in Evaluating and Improving the Curriculum- Primary
1.2 To what extent do our quality
improvement processes lead to
improvements
in learning and
teaching?
1.3 What strategies do we use to
guide the strategic direction and
pace of change? Is this carefully
planned to ensure sufficient time
for embedding improvements?
1.3 To what extent are our tools
for change impacting positively on
staff and improving outcomes for
learners?
1.4 How well do PRD and school
improvement planning being about
improved outcomes for children and
young people?
10/10/15
Questions taken from How good is our school? (4th edition)
Support materials in Evaluating and Improving the Curriculum- Primary