the National Parent Forum of Scotland National Parents Conference Saturday 30 th October 2010

1. the National Parent Forum of Scotland National Parents Conference Saturday 30th October 2010 Engaging Parents in CfE Carol McDonald HMI

2. Engaging parents in Curriculum for Excellence Parental input to the inspection process National Parents Conference

3. Every parent wants their child to succeed Parents are the biggest influence on their children’s development – parental involvement and aspirations shape children’s and young people’s achievements Parents should be made welcome by schools as valued participants in their children’s learning and wider development Many teachers are also parents themselves Engaging parents

4. Parental involvement In an effective school, parents will be fully involved in their children’s learning and in the wider life and work of the school. National Parents Conference

5. Curriculum for Excellence Opportunities for increased parental engagement Experiences and Outcomes Development of the skills and attributes of the 4 capacities Ethos and life of the school as a community Opportunities for personal achievement Partnership working Curriculum for Excellence

6. To help me develop an informed view, I can distinguish fact from opinion, and I am learning to try and recognise when my sources try to influence me and how useful these are. I am developing confidence when engaging with others within and beyond my place of learning. I can communicate in a clear, expressive way and I am learning to select and organise resources independently. Second Level Literacy National Parents Conference

7. Discussion The role of parents in the ethos and life of the school as a community opportunities for personal achievement

10. HMIE has responsibilities to evaluate the quality of education in pre-school centres All schools (primary, secondary, special) Teacher education Community learning and development Further education Local authorities All inspection reports are published on our website School Inspection

11. The inspection is to find out how well children are being educated and looked after Inspections starts with school’s self evaluation We visit classrooms, observe learning, and talk to young people and staff about learning We meet with parents and other partners involved in the work of the school We spend time looking at the work of young people and reading their reports We may work with young people in small groups School Inspection

12. Questions we seek to answer during inspection How well do young people learn and achieve? How well do staff work with others to support young people’s learning? Are staff and young people actively involved in improving their school community? Does the school have high expectations of all young people? Does the school have a clear sense of direction? School Inspection

13. School Inspection How parents are involved Before inspection Notes for parents Information to Chair of Parent Council Questionnaires During inspection Meetings with parents Meeting with Chair of Parent Council Following inspection Draft report to Chair of Parent Council Report School Inspection - Parental Input

14. Discussion How can we increase parental involvement in the inspection process? National Parents Conference

15. School Inspection Framework Review School Inspection

16. Principles of inspection and review Separate frameworks for each of the sectors below Pre-school and school Pre-school (stand alone) Education functions of the local authority College Prison education Learning communities

17. Launch of the consultation at the Scottish Learning Festival, 23rd Sept Consultation runs from 23rd Sept to 17th Dec Being taken forward by George Street research on behalf of HMI Number of responses to date…. Response from HMIE by 5th February Trialling aspects in primary schools block 3 & in block 4 following the consultation Piloting from April 2010 Implementation from September 2011 What stage are we at – and what’s the timescale?

18. Why change now? completed generational cycle - need to decide on next approach to sampling need to respond to government policy on public sector scrutiny – e.g. proportionality and public focus want to build further on success of 2008 changes – inspecting ‘with’ rather than ‘to’ need to adapt to policy & curricular changes PSR (Public Services Reform) Act: duty of co-operation & user focus need to do ‘more for less’ and reduce our environmental impact

19. Observing practice and experiences directly: focusing on outcomes and impact Our ten underpinning principles Independence, impartiality and accountability Improvement and capacity building Building on self‑evaluation Having all learners or users at the heart of inspection and review Equality and diversity Transparency and mutual respect Best value Proportionality, responsiveness and assessment of risk Partnership working with the users of our services and other providers/scrutiny bodies

20. The Scottish approach to school improvement Continuity in some fundamental principles The primary responsibility for accounting for and improving service quality lies with the providers (e.g. schools, teachers) themselves Quality should be ‘built in’ not ‘bolted on’ Pupils and parents have a right to know how well their school is performing Self-evaluation needs an infra-structure of national support and challenge to be effective

21. What are our main Proposals? Better use of information on schools and centres to make sure we inspect where it really matters. Continue to inspect what really matters. Greater emphasis on getting everyone involved. Increasing staff involvement in inspection. Clearer, more accessible reports. Shorter period of notice.

22. Principles of inspection and review October 2010

23. How can you get involved? Complete the questionnaire now  Join a George Street focus group Go to our website: www.hmie.gov.uk & complete the questionnaire Call 01506 600200 Call our text phone 01506 600236

24. the National Parent Forum of Scotland National Parents Conference Saturday 30th October 2010 Engaging Parents in CfE Thank you for your engagement today Carol McDonald HMI