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SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION GUIDELINES 2016-2020 Post-Primary INSPECTORATE INSPECTORATE SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION GUIDELINES 2016-2020 Post-Primary SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION GUIDELINES 2016-2020 Post-Primary The Inspectorate wishes to thank Clarin College, Athenry, Co. Galway and Scoil Chríost Rí, Presentation Secondary School, Portlaoise, Co. Laois for permission to use the cover photographs. © 2016 Department of Education and Skills Published by The Inspectorate Department of Education and Skills Marlborough Street Dublin 1 D01 RC96 These guidelines and others in the series may be accessed at www.education.ie 2 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 Overview 6 1.2 The purpose of these Guidelines 6 1.3 Who are the Guidelines for? 7 1.4 Using the Guidelines 7 1.5 The content and structure of the Guidelines 7 CHAPTER 2: THE SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION PROCESS 9 2.1 What is school self-evaluation? 10 2.2 School self-evaluation and inspection 10 2.3 School self-evaluation and school development planning 10 2.4 School self-evaluation and curriculum change 11 2.5 The school self-evaluation process 11 CHAPTER 3: A QUALITY FRAMEWORK FOR POST-PRIMARY SCHOOLS 15 3.1 Looking at Our School 2016: A Quality Framework for Post-Primary Schools 16 3.2 The principles of the teaching and learning section of the framework 16 3.3 The teaching and learning domains and standards 18 3.4 Using the teaching and learning section of the framework 19 CHAPTER 4: STATEMENTS OF PRACTICE 21 4.1 Statements of practice 22 4.2 Using the statements of practice 22 4.3 The statements of practice – teaching and learning 23 CHAPTER 5: EVALUATION APPROACHES 33 5.1 Introduction 34 5.2 Some practical considerations 34 5.3 Evaluation approaches and tools 34 5.4 Reflection sheets 36 5.5 Professional collaborative review of teaching and learning 36 5.6 Focus Groups 37 5.7 Interviews 37 5.8 Questionnaires 38 5.9 Checklists 38 CHAPTER 6: REPORTING ON SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION 39 6.1 The school self-evaluation report and school improvement plan 40 6.2 Communicating the school self-evaluation process to the school community 41 APPENDIX: CIRCULAR 0040/2016 43 3
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