School Self-evaluation (SSE) & External School Review (ESR): Ways to Quality School Education

1. School Self-evaluation (SSE) & External School Review (ESR): Ways to Quality School Education

2. What is SSE? Planning Implementation Evaluation

3. What… • A review-plan-do-evaluate-review sequence • Both descriptive and evaluative • An investigative and reflective mode of analysis • Can be applied at various levels – from a whole school focus to particular aspects of provision and practice which contribute to the whole

4. SSE… • A systemic process through which a school continuously reviews the quality and effectiveness of its work so as to facilitate its self-improvement and further development, leading to the provision of quality education for its students

5. SSE is… • At the heart of quality assurance • A key requirement for school improvement • Part of the school development planning cycle • An on-going process

6. The four phases • Planning • Implementing & monitoring • Self-evaluating • Reporting

7. SSE Process Implementation & Monitoring Monitoring Implementation School Development Planning Draft plans Collect information Review progress Use PIs Set targets Evaluate activities Assess outcomes Gauge conditions Review & Follow-up Follow up Prepare report Beginning of school year End of School year Conduct review

8. Tools… • PIs • KPMs • APASO (affective & social outcome) • SVAIS (value-addedness) • Stakeholders survey • ……

9. How… • A critical mass -School Improvement Team (SIT) (“SEED”) Think BIG, start small!

10. What is ESR? • To validate school self-evaluation • To promote the use of data and evidence as basis for SSE • To help schools identify strengths and areas for improvement

11. What is ESR? • To report to the public the performance of a school • To establish a feedback loop to help formulate policies and set priorities for development

12. ESR…Why? • To complement SSE • To sustain school development • To facilitate professional capacity building • To accelerate school improvement and enhance learning outcome

13. SDA framework School Vision & Mission Outcome of Planning School Development & Action Plans ESR Planning Student Learning Outcomes Evaluation Outcome of Evaluation & Review School Report(s) Implementation & Monitoring

14. Sustaining SDA development • an evaluative process with on-going refinements and improvement measures • give due consideration to schools’ concern, transparency and workload

15. What we have learnt in the initial phase of SDA implementation SDA helps schools to : • establish a more reflective culture • strengthen learning and teaching through systematic and evidence-based SSE • enhance capacity building and mutual trust among teachers for collaboration and professional dialogue • foster ownership of school improvement measures • promote continuous development

16. What we have learnt in the initial phase of SDA implementation Problems and difficulties encountered by schools: • schools over-prepared for ESR resulting in unnecessary workload for teachers • schools over-concerned about the ratings of the 14 areas but not focus on the reflective processes • some teachers do not have appropriate skills to undertake SSE/SSA

17. Improvement measures to sustain SDA development • Modify report requirements (not necessary to upload SSE reports, only report the mandatory data to major stakeholders) • Collect KPM information from schools only once every 4 years • Modify and upload stakeholders’ survey for schools’ access • Develop on-line data collection tool for APASO • Develop an e-platform for SDA • Provide an on-line course on SSE for schools • Remind schools to avoid over-preparation and over-documentation • Schools are no longer required to draw up ratings on the 14 areas

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