1. Copyright Keith Morrison, 2004 PREPARING FOR THE VISIT - INTRODUCTION Student teachers who are making preparatory visits to schools have to gather a lot of information in a very short time, some of it by observation and some by asking about the school. The following presentation indicates some useful questions that student teachers can ask in order to gather information quickly and efficiently about the school.

2. Copyright Keith Morrison, 2004 PREPARING FOR THE VISIT Principal behaviour Staff Quality Ethos Accountability Communication Curriculum Teacher development Innovation Parents Equal opportunities

3. Copyright Keith Morrison, 2004 Community Teachers and teaching Curriculum Leadership and management Students Staff development

4. Copyright Keith Morrison, 2004 RATING SCALE 1 = Worse than I expected 2 = As I expected 3 = Better than I expected

5. Copyright Keith Morrison, 2004 FOLLOW-UP TO VISITS Compare: Your school and schools visited Your results and those of others Criteria used for rating Reasons for the judgements made. Consider: How to move towards best practice Key points for development Target setting and action planning What does the school need to do to change? What do I need to do to change?