STANDARDS, QUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT PLANNING in a Pre 5 Centre

1. STANDARDS, QUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT PLANNINGin a Pre 5 Centre April 2014 Marie Keen Quality Improvement Officer – Early Years

2. Aims of the session • To provide guidance on the completion of the standards, quality and improvement plan. • To enable participants to link self-evaluation and improvement planning. • To develop participants’ confidence in the standards, quality and improvement planning process.

3. For consideration when writing SQIPThe seven characteristics required for successful implementation of Curriculum For Excellence • A clear plan, based on self-evaluation, is in place for getting ‘from A to B’, of how and when changes will be achieved (QI 5.9). • Good quality support for CPD (QI 5.9). • Staff are working with increasing confidence with the Es&Os and know how to use these in taking a coherent approach to learning, teaching and assessment (QI 5.1). • Effective arrangements to assess and track progress (QI 5.9). • Strong and secure achievement in literacy and numeracy (QI 1.1). • Effective partnerships and involving parents (QI 5.3). • Good leadership is essential at all levels with a vision for the outcomes of change (QI 5.9).

4. SQIP COMPONENTS • Standards and quality report • Improvement plan • Action pages • Summary of evaluations against key indicators (appendix 1) • Improvement in performance report (appendix 2) • Report to parents

5. STANDARDS AND QUALITY REPORT • This should be informed by ”intelligence” gathered through self evaluation from a variety of sources • The report should be evaluative and informed by information on the impact of priorities • Presented in 3 sections & 2 appendices

6. 5 Quality Indicators • 1.1 – Improvement in performance • 2.1 – Children’s experiences • 5.3 – Meeting learners needs • 5.1 – The curriculum (increased expectations) • 5.9 – Improvements through self evaluation (increased expectations) What are we going to do next?

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8. Table of contents

9. Standards and Quality Report1. The school/centre in context

10. 2. School/Centre self evaluation1.1 Improvements in performance

11. 2.1 - Children’s Experiences

12. 5.3 - Meeting Learning Needs

13. 5.1 - The Curriculum

14. 5.9 Improvement through self-evaluation

15. Improvement planning Builds on self-evaluation by: • involving staff in understanding and valuing the best which already exists • acknowledging what needs to be done • identifying the best way forward

16. PRIORITIES Identified from: • auditing the work of the nursery • national or authority initiatives • the nursery vision • particular local initiatives/cluster • HMIe / Care Inspectorate report/ action plan

17. Improvement Plan4. Key areas for school/centre improvement

18. OUTCOMES AND IMPACT ON LEARNERS • Decide what will change for the children • Identify the impact on development of learning through play • Consider the outcomes expected • Focus on the quality of improvement for the children • Ensure the outcomes measure success

19. TASKS • Clear statements outlining action and steps • Describe in detail what needs to be done in the short term • Start with a verb

20. TASKS Suggestions • Audit…………………….. • Establish a working group…………………. • Plan………………………….. • Select………………………. • Complete……………….. • Organise………………….. • Develop…………………….. • Monitor the progress of………… • Evaluate……………………… • Invite…………………………..

24. 5. Cluster Improvement Plan Outcome B Success Criteria

25. Appendices • Improvement in Performance Report 2. Summary of evaluations against key indicators • Guidance notes for completion

26. Appendix 1 Summary of evaluations against key indicators

29. Some Documents to support Self evaluation • Child at the Centre 2007 – currently being re written • Improving our curriculum through self evaluation HMIe 2008 • Improving outcomes for learners through self evaluation HMIe 2008 • The Journey to Excellence – Professional Development Resource Improvement Guides – (how to go from good to excellence grids) • The Journey to Excellence – Learning Together – on line CPD • CEC self evaluation Toolkit – using quality indicators from CatC 2 • CEC – Improving outcomes for learners through self evaluation in the early years updated 2010 (on Glow and to be revised in the near future) • National Care Standards (Care Commission) • Inspection advice notice 2012-13 • CfE briefing papers (1-9) • Raising attainment document • Learning together HMIe 2009 • How well are learners progressing and achieving inliteracy, numeracy, HWB 2011 • Curriculum for Excellence National expectations: Self –evaluation resource QI 5.1curriculum and 5.9 Improvements through self evaluation 2013

30. Documents on the web • Education Scotland – HMIE Advice Note on 'increased expectations' for 5.9 ( and 5.1)  http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/Images/ESInspectionAdviceNote20132014_tcm4-809751.pdf • Improving our Curriculum through Self Evaluation – HMIE http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/i/genericcontent_tcm4747802.asp?strReferringChannel=inspectionandreview&strReferringPageID=tcm:4-682712-64&class=l1+d147708 • Curriculum for Excellence: National Expectations : Self Evaluation Resource QI 5.9 http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/c/genericresource_tcm4813830.asp?strReferringChannel=educationscotland&strReferringPageID=tcm:4-615801-64