1. Joan Mackay HM Assistant Chief Inspector November 2011
Impact of Inspection
Joan Mackay
HM Assistant Chief Inspector
November 2011

2. External, independent evaluation

3. Internal evaluation Formal follow through - continued involvement.
No direct involvement post inspection.
Post-inspection questionnaires
A look at professional dialogue

4. Formal follow through – continued involvement
: necessary in 20% of primary schools inspected, 33% of secondary schools and 29% of special schools. 300 schools.
Proportionate approach – directly related to overall performance and capacity for improvement.

5. Formal follow through – continued involvement
Report based on analysis of progress found in 300 follow- through inspections.
Identifies general and specific factors leading to school improvement.
Includes 8 case studies.

6. Formal follow through – continued involvement
At follow-through stage, most schools had improved to a stage where further inspection not required. (86% primary, 73% secondary, 75% special).
Inspection as incentive or lever?
‘What helped me most has been the continuing discussion with HMI and my education authority…..’

7. No direct involvement post inspection
Schools performing well, some weaknesses
2008: Education authority (EA) to provide parents with report on progress made.
HMI visited random sample (25%) of schools from 2006/07 in this category
Analysed EA reports

8. No direct involvement post inspection
Had the schools improved in the period since the original inspection?
To what degree did the education authority provide useful support and challenge?
To what degree did the process of inspection assist the schools to improve?
Had the schools’ capacity for further improvement developed as a result of being involved in the follow-through inspection?

9. No direct involvement post inspection.
Almost all schools had improved.
greatest impact: increased capacity for improvement
EAs reported well to parents
EA capacity to review and report increased

10. Post-inspection questionnaires
15 questions asked
Mainly about processes
Responses tell a lot about behaviours
Some indication about impact …
but not enough

11. Post-inspection questionnaires
‘Quality discussions..will help us take the school forward.’
‘Inspection team gave a clear steer for future developments.’
‘ The process has resulted in encouragement and confirmation of the next steps we need to take.’

12. A look at professional dialogue
Defining the nature of engagement
The questions we ask
Measuring the impact
The answers we hear

13. A look at professional dialogue
Dialogue skills + contextual coaching + behaviours + activities = our unique contribution

14. New inspections No further inspection activity
Additional support for improvement
Continued inspection
Innovative practice

15. Current exercise