1. RE Meeting: 24th October 2012
RE Coordinators 16th January SIAMS Inspection and Evaluation

2. What’s Going On?
Rigorous
Distinctive
Christian
Led

3. Evaluation asks…
A church school’s self-evaluation, verified by inspection, will seek to judge how well the school’s distinctive Christian character and values ensure the development and achievement of the whole child or young person.

4. One question: Four Questions
How well does the school, through its distinctive Christian character, meet the needs of all learners?
What is the impact of collective worship on the school community?
How effective is the religious education? (This question is for VA schools only)
How effective are the leadership and management of the school
How effective are the leadership and management of the school as a church school

5. to be more diagnostic in judgement
Different way
More diagnostic
A tool
Tagging OfSTED
(nb. Inadequate)
to be more diagnostic in judgement
inspectors and schools to understand and explain where and why improvement is needed

6. Change or Emphasis Overall effectiveness Distinctive Christian worship Anglican identity Shared human values and distinctive Christianity Governors role in Christian vision and strategy

7. distinctive

8. Christian

9. distinctively Christian

10. Change or Emphasis Overall effectiveness Distinctive Christian worship Anglican identity Shared human values and distinctive Christianity Governors role in Christian vision and strategy

11. Evaluation and Process
Areas to target
Must/ May take account of
Supporting guidance
Toolkit gone
Nat Soc aim to produce
Supporting guidance gives prompts
4 questions, bullet points.
3 – 5 years
Any time in year!
Week for week after

12. What happens? SIAS inspector told the identity of the school
Contact is made
Liaise about a date
Inspector informs Church House
School provides necessary documentation to SIAS inspector (e.g. SEF, SIAMS selfevaluation and OfSTED report)
Inspection day
Inspection report
Draft report sent to school within 12 - factual accuracy check
Inspector sends report to us
Inspection report forwarded to National Society
Posted on website within one month of the inspection