The Primary Principles of Good Performance Appraisal
The Primary Principles of Good Performance Appraisal A good performance appraisal process is underpinned by the following key principles: It should be productive for more than just the appraisal process – it must be part of the bigger picture. It must be clear and transparent so that everyone knows what they should be doing and why they are doing it. It has to be consistent in terms of process and procedure, but flexible enough to cater for individual roles and responsibiliti
How to make CPD a more EMPOWERING experience for colleagues
How to make CPD a more empowering experience for colleagues Embed rigorous processes for CPD planning, evaluation and gathering evidence of impact. Get rid of paper and pen and use the online systems available to ensure you have business intelligence that will inform your decision making about CPD. Evaluate CPD activities for short, medium and long term impact and revisit them regularly. If there is no expectation at individual or leadership level, ask why you are investing i
5 Steps for Effective CPD
For Effective CPD follow these 5 simple steps. Step 1 - Embed CPD in leadership and culture - involve staff in determining the school’s professional development priorities and the opportunity for choice so that teachers’ CPD is relevant to their needs and their pupils. Step 2 - Prioritise CPD - in terms of timetable and budget: obviously, limitations and pressures on both but it is important that CPD is sustained over a period of at least two terms and ideally more, and that
Launching the New Priority Analysis Report
Bluewave are proud to launch the New Priority Analysis Report enabling you to gain a quick snapshot overview of your teams assessment of your key priorities. So, you think you know your school? Does everyone in your team feel the same? Perhaps you should ask them. The Priority Analysis Report (PAR) is a quick and simple way for you to get the views of your team within the context of any evaluation framework and for you to know more about your development priorities going forw
Do schools have intelligence when it comes to inspection?
My wife is a supply teacher and this week, the day before she went in to teach, she found the school was being inspected. My wife’s recollection of the impact of a pending inspection, from when she was full-time, was in line with what she was hearing from the staff at this school. Essentially it was a feeling of fear-induced panic and crazy behaviour; hardly conducive to the ongoing education of children. How did we get to this state, where teachers, and of course leaders, ar
