High Quality Self Evaluation, Precise School Improvement and Ofsted Ready!

Course introduction

• Is your school a self-improving school and can you show it?
• Do you have a well-understood and enacted self-evaluation calendar?
• Is evidence gathered aligned tightly to the evaluations?

This 1 hour complimentary CPD webinar will support you in achieving the above.

Time: 10am to 11am

(Please note that this webinar is completely FREE. The £0.01 + VAT displayed next to the date is simply a technical requirement to allow access to the booking dates and is not a charge for attending the webinar)

What we will cover throughout the day

• Early findings of schools recently inspected.

• Creating an annual calendar for self-evaluation.

• Developing team alignment with roles and responsibilities and a shared language of evaluation.

• Critical things to get right for a visit from Ofsted.

• From evaluation to improvement.

• Signposting of useful resources.

Target audience

This Free Webinar is designed for education professionals who are responsible for leading, contributing to, or quality assuring self-evaluation and school improvement processes. It is particularly suited to headteachers, executive headteachers, deputy and assistant headteachers, and other members of the senior leadership team, as well as middle leaders with responsibility for curriculum areas or phases. The webinar will also benefit school improvement leads, quality assurance coordinators, trust leaders such as CEOs and Directors of Education, and governors or trustees with oversight of standards and accountability. It is especially relevant for those preparing for an Ofsted inspection, or for schools seeking to strengthen the rigour, consistency, and impact of their current self-evaluation systems.

Trainers for this course

Gareth Combes

Gareth is an experienced headteacher, school inspector, educational consultant and leadership specialist, working with schools to strengthen leadership, improve teaching, and build sustai...nable systems for long-term success. He is Chief Executive of Stratagem Ltd. (formerly Strategol Ltd) and co-director of Teaching Continua, an online platform designed to support schools in developing high-quality teaching and learning through practical, evidence-informed approaches. Gareth has worked extensively across the UK and internationally, including in the UAE, Pakistan and Myanmar, supporting schools, leaders and organisations in a wide range of contexts. Prior to his consultancy work, Gareth was a successful primary headteacher for eight years and later served as an Educational Adviser, including leading the Primary Team for Newport Local Authority Advisory Service. He is also a trained inspector, with a strong understanding of both Ofsted and Estyn frameworks. Gareth is a regular speaker at regional and national conferences and is known for delivering practical, insightful and engaging professional development. Read more

See what others have to say about us

At All Saints Primary School, we have found Lens to be an extremely valuable tool in supporting our self-evaluation and school improvement processes. Its clear alignment with the Inspection Framework helps provide clarity, supports distributed leadership across the school and enables evaluation activity to be both efficient and purposeful.

All Saints Primary School

I’ve been using Lens for several years now, and it’s an excellent tool for organising monitoring outcomes under Inspection framework headings, supporting clear identification of strengths and areas for improvement, while producing a comprehensive summary for SMT, Governors, and as a valuable discussion document for Inspection visits (even when not required).

Santes Fair School

Lens is so easy to use for all of SLT. We love the infographics created as provides great visuals for governor feedback and discussion. Also the alignment with the inspection framework.

Greenhill School

About the venue

Stay at home, get comfortable and enjoy our live interactive course via Zoom! You’ll receive the link a few days before the webinar date so you can get prepared (and excited) ahead of time.

Handy course logistics

• The webinar will run via Zoom from 10.00am – 11.00am, however, the trainer will be available 15 minutes before and after the course times to answer any questions.
• Your webinar handouts and additional links and information will be emailed to you the day before.