School Self-evaluation (SSE) &
External School Review (ESR):
Ways to Quality School
Education
What is SSE?
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What…
A review-plan-do-evaluate-review sequence
Both descriptive and evaluative
An investigative and reflective mode of
analysis
Can be applied at various levels – from a
whole school focus to particular aspects of
provision and practice which contribute to the
whole
SSE…
A systemic process through which a
school continuously reviews the quality
and effectiveness of its work so as to
facilitate its self-improvement and
further development, leading to the
provision of quality education for its
students
SSE is…
At the heart of quality assurance
A key requirement for school
improvement
Part of the school development
planning cycle
An on-going process
The four phases
Planning
Implementing & monitoring
Self-evaluating
Reporting
SSE Process
School
Development
Planning
Implementation
& Monitoring
Implementation
Monitoring
Collect
information
Review
progress
Evaluate
activities
Assess
outcomes
Draft plans
Use PIs
Set targets
Gauge
conditions
Review & Follow-up
Follow up
Beginning of
school year
End of
School year
Prepare report
Conduct review
Tools…
PIs
KPMs
APASO (affective & social outcome)
SVAIS (value-addedness)
Stakeholders survey
……
How…
A critical mass - School Improvement
Team (SIT) (“SEED”)
Think BIG, start small!
What is ESR?
To validate school self-evaluation
To promote the use of data and
evidence as basis for SSE
To help schools identify strengths
and areas for improvement
What is ESR?
To report to the public the
performance of a school
To establish a feedback loop to help
formulate policies and set priorities
for development
ESR…Why?
To complement SSE
To sustain school development
To facilitate professional capacity
building
To accelerate school improvement
and enhance learning outcome
SDA framework
ESR
School
Vision &
Mission
Planning
Outcome of
Planning
School
Development
& Action Plans
Student Learning
Outcomes
Outcome of
Evaluation
& Review
School
Report(s)
Evaluation
Implementation &
Monitoring
Sustaining SDA development
an evaluative process with on-going
refinements and improvement measures
give due consideration to schools’
concern, transparency and workload
What we have learnt in the initial
phase of SDA implementation
SDA helps schools to :
establish a more reflective culture
strengthen learning and teaching through systematic
and evidence-based SSE
enhance capacity building and mutual trust among
teachers for collaboration and professional dialogue
foster ownership of school improvement measures
promote continuous development
What we have learnt in the initial
phase of SDA implementation
Problems and difficulties encountered by
schools:
schools over-prepared for ESR resulting in
unnecessary workload for teachers
schools over-concerned about the ratings of the 14
areas but not focus on the reflective processes
some teachers do not have appropriate skills to
undertake SSE/SSA
Improvement measures to
sustain SDA development
Modify report requirements (not necessary to upload SSE
reports, only report the mandatory data to major stakeholders)
Collect KPM information from schools only once every 4 years
Modify and upload stakeholders’ survey for schools’ access
Develop on-line data collection tool for APASO
Develop an e-platform for SDA
Provide an on-line course on SSE for schools
Remind schools to avoid over-preparation and overdocumentation
Schools are no longer required to draw up ratings on the 14
areas
Thank you!