Around this time of year we need to reflect on our progress this session and begin to set our priorities for next school session.\u00a0 It is really important that staff undertake some evaluation of their work but also vital that we hear the views of pupils, parents and others involved in our work.\u00a0 In this blog I will say a few things about how we hope to gather views this session.<\/p>\n
Parents:\u00a0 Over recent years at this time of year I have sent out a paper survey to a cross section of parents.\u00a0\u00a0I usually get around 100 back and work through these to produce graphs\u00a0showing parent\u00a0feedback.\u00a0 This year, thanks to the parent council we will be able to do the survey electronically and this will make it easier for parents to complete and for me to\u00a0produce graphs and comments.\u00a0 I will also be able to seek feedback on a wider variety of things (see below) and\u00a0in so doing help raise the profile of some major pieces of work we are undertaking.<\/p>\n
Pupils:\u00a0 Much of what has been said for parents also applies to pupils.\u00a0\u00a0However, I am also going to ask pupils to meet in focus groups to help identify specific things\u00a0can do\u00a0improve – to\u00a0make poor things good and make the good things great.\u00a0 We have some ideas of what we are wanting to improve but meaningful and lasting change can only happen in a school if the pupils see the need\u00a0for change and are involved closely in the change process.<\/p>\n
Staff (teaching and non teaching):\u00a0 Again the mixture of surveys and\u00a0focus groups will help to\u00a0evaluate the progress this session and identify the areas for improvement for next session.\u00a0 Over the session we have also involved all staff in a process\u00a0of validated self evaluation.\u00a0 In short this is where staff make a self evaluation of how they think they are doing and someone else confirms or questions their assessment.\u00a0 It should not be a cosy process – staff should be critical of their own practice and\u00a0their colleagues\u00a0should be\u00a0help them to raise the standards of their work.\u00a0 Later in May\u00a0all promoted staff will also have a session looking at the performance data from last session so we are better able to learn from the SQA results which come out in August.<\/p>\n
The particular areas I shall be surveying pupils and parents on are as follows:<\/p>\n
Surveys should be completed next week and following this I shall be looking for groups of staff, pupils, parents and community partners to meet to draw out the main themes and to make proposals on how\/when any particular actions\u00a0should be addressed.<\/p>\n
I want it to be your school as much as it is mine.\u00a0\u00a0Please take the opportunity to give feedback – although I cannot promise to give everyone what they want all of the time I will;<\/p>\n
It is a significant undertaking but one which I hope will not only involve you in shaping the school but also lead to even higher levels of commitment, participation, support, involvement\u00a0and ultimately achievement for all associated in our learning community.<\/p>\n
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