School Improvement
This section aims to provide schools with a valuable source of links, tools, guidance and resource materials to assist you in the effective strategic management of your school.
The Excellence Gateway aims to help transform delivery across the learning and skills sector by becoming the recognised web channel where practitioners at all levels can access high quality resources and information, inspire innovation and share best practice.
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is a professional association and trade union in Britain that speaks exclusively for secondary school and college leaders.
The School Improvement Team of the Department for Children, Schools and Families is responsible for the development and delivery of policies and programmes which: transform schools in challenging circumstances; prevent school failure; where necessary tackle failing and underperforming schools; and promote improvements in pupil achievement to narrow attainment gaps.
National Foundation for Educational Research
The NFER undertakes research projects every year and their work spans all sectors of education, from pre-school to lifelong learning. They look at a school’s contribution to improvements and also local and national initiatives that have aimed to ‘raise standards’ at school and pupil levels.
School Improvement Partners (SIPs)
A school improvement partner provides professional challenge and support to the school, helping its leadership to evaluate its performance, identify priorities for improvement and plan effective change.
Ofsted will inspect and regulate care for children and young people, and inspect education and training for learners of all ages.
Moving Knowledge Around by Mel Ainscow
A presentation laying out the Greater Manchester Challenge which was delivered by Prof Mel Ainscow at a breakfast seminar in Durham on 24 February 2010.