3.3 - WHAT happens after ESR?


There are at least four different kinds of follow-up to ESR.

  1. To breathe a sigh of relief that it's over and carry on as before (complacency)
  2. To reject ESR findings as not applicable to this school (denial)
  3. To dutifully carry out suggestions made by the ESR team (compliance)
  4. To reflect critically on suggestions and evaluate future development (pro-activity)

Which comes closest to your own experience, or anticipation, of review?

 

Impact study

The messages from all the schools from which the questionnaire data collected between 2003 and 2006 show a consistent pattern of response. Three out of four staff members agreed ("strongly agree" and "agree") that ESR had helped their school devise future goals and development plans, while there is a fairly consistent agreement, around 65%, that ESR had given an informed judgement on the effectiveness of the school's own self-evaluation process. As well as positive affirmation these data also show there is still room for improvement.

SSE and ESR have together achieved a greater sense of transparency within the school and in relation to the parent body. There is less of a hiding place for poor practice while good practice has, to a large extent, been uncovered and celebrated.

(Impact Study Executive Summary, p.6)