How Good Is Our School? (4th Edition)
Patricia Watson
May 2015
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Transforming lives through learning
How good is our school?: the next generation
2015
HGIOS 4
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Transforming lives through learning
HGIOS?4: Our success criteria
It underpins effective self-evaluation.
It establishes a clear standard for Scottish schools.
It is valued and used by practitioners at all levels.
It encompasses a shared language of improvement.
It is viewed as a tool not a publication.
It supports increased collaboration.
It contributes to improved outcomes for learners.
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Transforming lives through learning
HGIOS?4: what remains familiar?
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Focus on enablers and results
Emphasis on triangulation of evidence
Linking cause and effect - impact
Learner at centre
Proportionate approach
Quality of leadership is key factor
Partnership and collaboration
Colour-coding
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Transforming lives through learning
HGIOS?4: You said…
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It’s too complicated.
There are too many QIs.
Reduce the overlap.
Give us more illustrations.
Point us to the evidence.
Strengthen the focus on
learners.
• We need some new QIs
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• Link themes to current
policies/legislation.
• Link to the GTCS standards.
• Reflect distributed leadership
more fully.
• Create paper copies and
electronic version.
• Give us an APP.
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HGIOS?4: We have… Simplified the structure
SUCCESSES and
ACHIEVEMENTS
What outcomes
have we
achieved?
How well do we
meet the needs
of our school
community?
How well do we ensure
positive outcomes and
meet the needs of our
school community?
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WORK AND LIFE OF THE
SCHOOL
How good is
the education
we provide?
How good is the
care and
education we
provide?
VISION AND
LEADERSHIP
How good is
our
management?
How good is
our
leadership?
How good is our
leadership and
approach to
improvement?
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How well do we ensure positive
outcomes and meet the needs of our
school community?
Our successes
and
achievements
How good is
the care and
education we
provide?
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Our
learning
provision
Our
leadership
and
management
How good is
our leadership
and approach
to
improvement?
Transforming lives through learning
Reduced the number of QIs:
SUCCESSES and
ACHIEVEMENTS
LEARNING PROVISION
LEADERSHIP and
MANAGEMENT
Raising attainment and
achievement
Safeguarding, care and
welfare
Self-evaluation and selfimprovement
Improving wellbeing, equity
and inclusion
Curriculum
Leadership of learning
Increasing creativity and
employability
Teaching, learning and
assessment
Leadership of change and
collaboration
Improving the impact of
partnerships
Personalised Support
Leadership of staff
Transitions
Management of resources to
ensure equity
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Transforming lives through learning
Introduced some new themes:
For example in successes and achievements:
 Improving attainment in literacy and numeracy.
 Progress in achieving equity in attainment and achievement for
all.
 Promoting positive relationships, respect and fairness.
 Increasing employability skills.
 Children and young people’s voice in learning.
 Engagement with parents and carers and family learning.
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Transforming lives through learning
Introduced some new themes:
For example in learning provision:
 Arrangements for care, welfare and child protection.
 Learning pathways.
 Learning and engagement.
 Tracking and monitoring.
 Universal and targeted support.
 Staff capacity to meet the needs of individual learners.
 Continuity and progression in learning.
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Transforming lives through learning
Introduced some new themes:
For example in leadership and management:
 Evidence based review and improvement planning.
 Continued self-improvement.
 Impact of career long professional learning.
 Promoting creativity, research and innovation.
 Communication.
 Professional review and development.
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Transforming lives through learning
Changed the structure of the QI pages
• Level 5 descriptor - based on each
theme
• Features of effective practice
• Reflective/Challenge questions
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Transforming lives through learning
And now we need you!
• Is the overall direction of travel
clear?
• Are the proposed changes
helpful?
• What else would you like to see?
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Transforming lives through learning