PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS, CARERS, OTHER SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY: CHECKING YOUR EVIDENCE
The effectiveness of links with parents and carers
KEY EVIDENCE / RELATED DOCUMENTS- Feedback from parents and carers
- Communications between the school and parents and carers
- Parent/carer surveys
- School brochures and newsletters
- Local newspapers
- Annual Governors’ Report
- School notice boards and website
- School/ Pupil Council Minutes and Reports
The effectiveness of links with local business/ community and community based organisations
KEY EVIDENCE / RELATED DOCUMENTS
- Opportunities for the community to be involved in school decision making processes
- School representation on local community bodies
- Feedback from community members and organisations
- Community representation on Governing Body and school task groups
- Lettings
- Business sponsorship/mentors
- Community in-kind contributions
- Numbers of volunteers supporting school based activities
- Local newsletters /websites/newspapers that cite school contribution to community based activity
- Lettings programme
The effectiveness of links with other schools and colleges
KEY EVIDENCE / RELATED DOCUMENTS- Arrangements for curriculum continuity and progression
- Arrangements for induction of new pupils
- Feedback from pupils and parents
- Collaborative activities
- Cluster meetings
- Feedback from other schools and colleges
- Partnership agreements
- Minutes of meetings
- Reports of collaborative activities
- Agreed curricular and induction arrangements
PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS, CARERS, OTHER SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY: CHECKING YOUR EVIDENCE
Continued…The effectiveness of school’s extended services ( health, social and child care)
KEY EVIDENCE / RELATED DOCUMENTS
- Local needs analyses inform development of additional services which meet identified needs
- Consultation with governors, local community, including pupils, parents and carers
- Quality services on school sites
- Feedback from the local community
- Crèche and childcare facilities
- Locality Action Plans
- School’s Community and/or Development Plan
- Documents relating to requirements of Community Facilities Powers legislation
- Surveys
The effectiveness of educational programmes for parents, carers, families and other adults in the community
KEY EVIDENCE
/ RELATED DOCUMENTS- Schedule of programmes for Out of School Hours Learning Activities (OSHLA), Adult and Community Learning (ACL), Wider Family Learning (WFL) and Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy (FLLN) and Parenting Programmes that meet local community needs
- Increased use of school facilities eg library, ICT suites, Family Room
- Attendance at OSHLA, ACL, WFL,FLLN programmes
- Observation of Teaching and Learning
- Management Information for CSF and Learning and Skills Council (LSC)
- Staffing resource for supporting educational programmes
- Compliance with ACL contracting arrangements
- Quality awards for OSHLA, ACL and Skills for Life ( Basic Skills)
- School Development and Community Plans
- OSHLA, ACL,WFL,FLLN, provision and Parenting programme details and returns
- Partnership agreements with colleges and other adult learning providers
- Adult Learning Inspectorate, LSC and CSF reports
- Pupil ROAs that include pupil OSHLA successes
- Manual of procedures in relation to additional educational programmes
- Complementary and supplementary school provision on site
The effectiveness of the induction and development programmes for all staff that support the school’s partnership role and functions
KEY EVIDENCE
/ RELATED DOCUMENTS- Staff induction programmes
- School based training and development
- Staff feedback
- Staff involvement in partnership activities
- Appropriately qualified staff
- Staff surveys
- Ofsted reports
- Staff CVs
- Induction and INSET programmes
Hertfordshire Framework for School Self-Evaluation Third EditionTools & proformasPartnership: checking your evidence