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Century Schools Group
Proposal for a Peer Review Process
Liz Edwins and Gary Holden
24.5.12
Priority 9
• Create a task and finish group of heads,
governors and LLEs to design a methodology
for school reviews that will highlight areas of
good practice, identify areas of need and
validate evidence of progress
Proposal
• Borrowing for the peer review model used by local authorities, we
propose a school to school peer review process.
• Two or three schools could come together to carry out appreciative
enquiry in one another’s schools.
• The agenda is set by the host school in discussion with partner HTs
• The review to last one and a half days with half a day set aside for
feedback
• Review activities could include learning walks, book scrutiny,
interviews with key stakeholders and review of documentation
• The reviewing team to be made up of the visiting HT plus two other
colleagues from the visiting school(s)
Principles of Peer Review
• No scoring or extensive judgements - just identified strengths
and areas for further consideration
• Agreement of the scope of the review with the host. Host HT
takes ownership of self-assessment topic chosen
• Final feedback can be in many forms
• Follow up development support
• Assist the host school to make progress on their improvement
journey
• Promote an open and transparent dialogue
• No surprises – regular updates between visiting and host HT
during the review
• Appreciative enquiry approach NOT a deficit analysis
Peer Review – focus?
Peer Review could include:
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Review of the host school’s SEF and Improvement Plan;
Face to face meetings with the HT and any other relevant
people which may include the chair of governors and/or
senior leaders, teachers, support staff, children, parents;
Learning walks and book scrutinies
Verbal and written feedback and advice on the
SEF/improvement plan;
Suggestions on what support might be needed and where it
might be found/ brokered;
Some ongoing challenge and support as improvement
planning takes place and begins to be implemented.
Basic stages of a peer review
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Planning discussion (Host and visiting HT)
Choice of self assessment topic (Host HT)
Agree dates for on-site visits
Identify host school lead
Reading pack – SEF, Raise, School Improvement Plan
Detailed timetable
Fieldwork
Presentation of findings
Response document/Improvement Plan (Host HT)