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Support for Excellence Programme Peer Review and Development. Natspec Conference workshop Elisabeth Johnson, Norma Curtis, D a vid Syson. Introductions. Elisabeth Johnson Assistant Principal Ruskin Mill College Norma Curtis Quality Improvement Manager RNIB Loughborough
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Support for Excellence ProgrammePeer Review and Development Natspec Conference workshop Elisabeth Johnson, Norma Curtis, David Syson
Introductions Elisabeth Johnson Assistant Principal Ruskin Mill College Norma Curtis Quality Improvement Manager RNIB Loughborough David Syson PRD Adviser
PRD – What is it? • Cross organisational review • Review carried out by peers from other colleges • 1 or 2 day reviews • Bench marking • Themed workshops • Self regulation? • Development based on review
Who is involved? • 196 groups of colleges / providers • GFE, Sixth Form, Offender Learning, Adult community, Work based providers • 7 groups of Independent Specialist Colleges • NW, SW, NE, SE, Midlands & East Midlands • 4 – 7 colleges in a group • Some running 2 years a few just started • Funded by LSC. Managed by LSIS & Deloitte
The PRD Cycle • Consider output from Monitoring and evaluation • Make changes to approach, planning, roles etc. • Roles and responsibilities • PRD group protocols • Action Plan • Develop & agree meeting cycle • Establish impact measures • Forming the review team – skills needs • Skills Development • Logistics and preparing documentation Preparing for review • Carrying out the review activities Getting started Review • Monitor the improvements made to the organisations • Evaluate the PRD group’s performance • Improve/develop the group activities as appropriate – impact? • Feedback to the host organisation • Report on the review activities • Consideration of recommendations at appropriate level within host organisation Monitoring and Evaluation Feedback and Reporting • Design and action the development/improvement plan based on the output of the review • Joint activities to develop each others organisations • Review/add to impact measures Development Development
PRD themes • SAR & QIP development & validation • Peer Lesson observations & training • Data –systems & bench marking • Learner voice, involvement strategy • Curriculum area reviews – Music • Measuring learner progression • Middle manager development • Any area of the organisation or the learner journey
Comments from groups Members of staff involved have referred to PRD as the best professional development. Increased confidence of staff Increased rigour of internal quality systems All the ‘scrutiny of Ofsted with support’ Effective solution focused activities Very effective preparation for external inspection Hugely beneficial in gaining new ideas
Sources of information • Excellence Gateway www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sfe • PRD Resource Centre www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=resourcecentre • By sector – Specialist Colleges • By theme – E & D, ECM, SAR, leadership, capacity to improve • Adviser