Transforming lives through learning SCHOOLS IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME Welcome and Introductions Alastair Delaney Strategic Director Education Scotland

Transforming lives through learning Education improvement strategy developed in a specifically Scottish context Building on respect for education and teachers focus on education as a ‘common societal good’ rather than a ‘market commodity’ local authority duty to drive improvement Building on pioneering work in some key areas –curriculum design and assessment –self-evaluation and inspection

Transforming lives through learning It depends where you are starting from.... How the world’s most improved school systems keep getting better (McKinsey, 2010) different approaches appropriate to different stages in the improvement journey poor fair good great excellent..and also informed by growing international evidence

Transforming lives through learning We have a “good” to “great” strategy based on: giving practitioners more scope to exercise professional judgement and innovate promoting engagement in collaborative learning and enquiry at all levels of the system creating a strong culture of evidence-based evaluation - from local to national level building ‘intelligent’ accountability systems which support improvement

Transforming lives through learning Building a ‘learning’ education system:....in which a ‘virtuous cycle of improvement’ continuously drives innovation, learning and the spread of new knowledge about professional practice

Transforming lives through learning BETTER LEARNING applied and developed flexibly in local contexts impact evaluated at multiple levels knowledge drawn out about ‘what works’ knowledge spread effectively to practitioners external research and intelligence The Virtuous Cycle of Improvement

Transforming lives through learning The vision Learners in Scotland will progress in one of the most effective education systems in the world, renowned for the ability of national and local partners to work flexibly together to achieve high quality and equitable outcomes for all

Transforming lives through learning Achieving the vision will mean…..  Educational outcomes for all learners are improving  Inequity in educational outcomes is eradicated  Public confidence in education is high

Transforming lives through learning Education Scotland’s third strategic objective: Build the capacity of education providers to improve continuously their performance

Transforming lives through learning From self-evaluation to self-improvement

Transforming lives through learning Changing the focus of organisational change WITHIN BETWEEN INWARDS ONLY INWARDS OUTWARDS FORWARDS

Transforming lives through learning school improvement partnership programme Self-evaluation.... to self-improvement literacy and numeracy hubs raising attainment pathfinders

Transforming lives through learning WHAT IS SIPP ABOUT? Collaboration Across Boundaries

Transforming lives through learning SIPP Key Features Collaborative enquiry focusing on educational inequity Action Research to identify key challenges, experiment and monitor developments Leadership opportunities and professional learning of staff at all levels. A commitment to reciprocity and mutual benefit to all involved. Long-term collaboration

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