1. Graeme Logan Assistant Director & Alona Murray HM Inspector
Assessing strategic and partnership working in inspection and self-evaluation
Graeme Logan Assistant Director
& Alona Murray HM Inspector

2. Current landscape Shared agenda across public services
Response to Christie Report
Greater integration of public services at local level
Overarching Framework
Framework for Evaluating the Quality of Services and Organisations
Overarching framework:
For self evaluation
Used in its entirety or selected and adapted elements
With single projects or organisations or partnerships
Foundation for ES self evaluation models including;
VSE, HGIOS3 and HGIOCLD2
Range of QIs including ones that look at
Partnerships and resources
Strategic leadership

3. Current landscape New policies and legislation including;
The Regulations
CLD Strategic Guidance for CPPs
Education Scotland’s Corporate Plan
Learning Community inspection model

4. ES Corporate Plan
working together to tackle underachievement and to deliver more equitable outcomes for all learners
6 Strategic objectives
Partnership integral to this plan
Strategic objectives
Build a world class curriculum for all learners in Scotland
promote high quality professional learning and leadership amongst education practitioners
Build the capacity of education providers to improve their performance continuously
provide independent evaluation of education provision
Influence national policy through evidence based advice
Improve our organisational capability and invest in our people

5. Learning Community Inspections
Operational not strategic focus
Model confirmed with updated guidance August 2013
Focus is on answering two questions
But still looks at quality indicators to help tell the story 1.1, 2.1, 4.1, 5.10 (3.1, 8.1)

6. The Two key questions
How well are partners improving learning, increasing life-chances, promoting and securing wellbeing?
How well are partners working together and improving the quality of services and provision?

7. HGIOCLD2? 8.1 Partnership working Clarity of purposes and aims
Service level agreements, roles and remits
Working across agencies and disciplines
Staff roles in partnerships

8. Creative Conversations
Creative Conversations: 2 - Partnership and Collaboration
15 November 2013
Venue
Stirling Management Centre
Location
University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA
How To Apply
Please contact Kathleen Fynan to confirm your attendance by 5th November Places are limited. A programme will be sent out once you have confirmed your attendance.

9. Discussion
How well do you assess partnership working ? What difference are your partnerships making?
How well does inspection support you in assessing strategic and partnership working ?
What are the challenges, solutions to these challenges and opportunities going forward?

11. Strengths – main themes
Volunteers/ volunteering
Impact of partnership working
Vibrant communities
Improvements to life chances
Achievement
Workforce development

12. Areas for Improvement - themes
Curriculum for Excellence
Needs analysis and use of data
Joint training/ self-evaluation/ improvement planning
Accreditation
Partnerships at different levels