Category: Monitoring and Evaluation
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The Isle of Man vs. OFSTED: Rethinking Quality Assurance and Accountability in Schools
In recent years, the Isle of Man has introduced a new quality assurance (QA) mechanism for schools, featuring an inspection element called “external validation.” As an Executive Headteacher overseeing Dhoon, Laxey, and Willaston Schools, I have firsthand experience with this system. This blog provides an in-depth look at external validation, comparing it favorably to the…
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Is Your School’s Monitoring and Assessment Data Actually Useful?
Schools are now awash with monitoring, testing and performance data – but are your staff able to access the details they need to see in a way that’s intelligible?
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Lesson observation that’s done with you – NOT done to you…
Lesson observations can be one of the most powerful ways to raise standards of teaching and learning but only when teachers become empowered in the process. That’s why I’ve worked so hard to advocate developmental lesson observation at my schools and move us from a “done to” to a “done with” model.
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