We have a range of services to help you with your SEF and inspection preparation:

• SEF Completion Support
• Inspection Review
• Courses

SEF Completion Support

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CRITIQUING YOUR SEF - On-line support

An experienced adviser will analyse and evaluate your SEF, providing comments on overall consistency, strengths and weaknesses and making recommendations for improvement in each section.

This will focus on such things as:

• The overall clarity and evaluative nature
• Judgements (match to evidence)
  
• Reflection of stakeholders' views (where appropriate)
• Impact
• Coverage
• Evidence (direct or referred to)
  
• Actions and their impact
  

CRITIQUING YOUR SEF - On-line and in person

This service is carried out in the same way as the on-line support, but includes a one day visit from an experienced consultant to:

• give feedback on the findings and recommendations
• give assistance in any re-writing
• discuss any future actions

This can be undertaken with the headteacher plus senior managers and/or governors where required.

Inspection Review

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PRE INSPECTION MOT

This enables you to be secure in knowing that you are well prepared for inspection. It is beneficial to schools who are close to inspection as well as those in the middle of a cycle. It includes:

• Analysis of your SEF, scrutiny of your School Profile, RAISE, School Improvement Plan and previous Inspection Report
• One day in school discussing systems and processes with leaders and managers
• Verbal feedback on the day
• A written report

MOCK INSPECTION

Be ready for the real thing with confidence

This provides you with the opportunity for an inspection ‘dry run' without the anxiety created by the 'real thing'. In addition to the activities within the Pre Inspection MOT this process also includes a pre inspection briefing and lesson observations - all the processes involved in an Ofsted Inspection. At the end of the visit there will be verbal feedback followed by a written report.

Critically, key benefits include:

• Validation of your school's review processes
• External validation of your judgements about the quality of learning and teaching
• Developing staff confidence through raised awareness and understanding of the inspection process

Training / Courses

COMPLETING YOUR SELF-EVALUATION FORM - (SEF) - Getting it right - the "do's and don'ts"
A workshop for schools in all phases where delegates consider their own SEF and its current state of "readiness."

IS YOUR SCHOOL READY FOR OFSTED? - And can you demonstrate it?
A conference for heads and senior managers to gain understanding of the significant changes to the inspection framework, including its close links to "Every Child Matters" and the New Relationship with Schools.

SCHOOL SELF-REVIEW AND EVALUATION BEYOND THE SEF
A conference which looks at the key leadership, management and cultural qualities which lead to effective review and evaluation.

For dates and locations of current courses click here.