Future Leaders Cohort '14, Week One.

Weekend 1
Weekend 2
Week 2

The virtual school sessions really took off this week starting with a SWOT analysis and followed by strategic improvement and change management plans.  We had a great opportunity to put into practice some of the skills while we were still learning.
Below, I have just included some of the stuff which will be immediately useful for writing the Impact Initiative.


Stuart Kime (CEM, Durham University) Said that "By not evaluating, we lose the knowledge of what we are doing" and "Embed evaluation at the beginning rather than adding as an afterthought" This document (put together by Stuart and Professor Robert Coe) EEF DIY Evaluation guide is a user-friendly which should really help with planning the impact initiative. and other school interventions.

Research, evidence, impact - 'Do we value that which can be measured, or find ways to measure that which we value?' Liz Robinson

Qualitative measurements:

Firstly Pupil Attitudes to Self and School  (PASS)
This is the flyer which says   "The fully standardised PASS survey comprises a series of short psychometric
questions, looking at nine attitudinal factors, proven to be significantly linked
to key educational goals."

. . . and secondly:
http://www.well-beingmeasure.com promises to:

• Prove to funders what you've achieved
• Gather evidence to improve your services
• Save time and resources
• Get a high quality validation of your work