School improvement planning
- Coronavirus: how to set your school improvement plan (SIP) You still need to set the strategic aims in your school’s SIP for the year ahead. If you’re the chair, find out how coronavirus may (and may not!) affect this, what you should bear in mind, and what you can expect from senior leaders.
- Coronavirus: setting your school on the road to recovery Now, more than ever, is the time for you to take ownership of your school’s priorities, vision and values. Use this unique opportunity to reflect and rebuild, to make your school even better and stronger than before. Here's how.
- COVID-19 retrospective: how to help your school learn lessons from the past year Help your leaders take stock of this unique period in time to uncover positive learning points, so your school can move forward with renewed focus and confidence.
- How to evaluate and approve the school improvement plan Your governing board should approve the school improvement plan (SIP) every year. Understand the process for doing that, what to look out for and what questions to ask. The SIP is sometimes called a school development plan or strategic plan.
- Key performance indicators (KPIs): requirements and guidance for academy trusts Academy trusts must set financial key performance indicators (KPIs), and report on them to trustees. It's also a good idea to set other KPIs as part of your improvement planning. Have a look at examples of KPIs you might use, and see approaches from other trusts.
- Know your school: a checklist There's so much information to know as a governor that it can be overwhelming. Download our checklist to understand the key information you should know about your school and where to find it.
- School improvement plans: template and examples See examples of school improvement plans from primary and secondary schools, and a template from a local authority.
- Setting key performance indicators (KPIs) Understand your role in setting KPIs to monitor school improvement. Find out what questions you can ask when setting them and what they can focus on.
- Strategic plans: examples from schools Strategic plans can take a variety of forms. See examples from schools across the country.
- The self-evaluation form (SEF): governors' role What's the difference between the SEF and the SIP? What are you meant to do with it? Get the answers to these questions and more.
- Your role in school improvement planning Learn about school improvement plans and your role in creating, approving and monitoring them. Use our flowchart to keep track of where you are in the process as you move through the academic year.