GTCNI and RTU: Principals’ Conference

Leading Reflective Practice in Schools

Inspection, Self-Evaluation and Improvement

Stanley J GoudieChief Inspector, ETI

Providing Inspection Services for Department of Education Department for Employment and Learning Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure

During this short presentation I plan to

cover:

• The Inspectorate’s Journey: A Leadership

Perspective

• The Inspectorate’s Contribution: TTI; the

Reflective Teacher; Teaching: the Reflective

Profession

• Inspection, Self-Evaluation and

Improvement: What are the benefits?

• Self-Evaluation/Self-Delusion/Self-

Improvement: Where will the Gorilla Sleep?

The Inspectorate’s Journey: A

Leadership Perspective:

• The need for courage, honesty,

integrity and time.

• The use of EFQM – process not

product.

• The Inspectorate 3 year

Development Plan.

The Inspectorate’s Contribution

• Together Towards Improvement

(ETI)

• The Reflective Teacher (ETI)

• Teaching: the Reflective

Profession (GTCNI)

• Self-evaluation integral to

inspection

Inspection, Self-Evaluation and Improvement:

What are the benefits?

• The main strengths of incorporating an aspect

of self-evaluation within inspection are that this

approach:

Helps promote a culture of self-evaluation which

remains after the inspection.

Provides a clear focus on improving pupils’

attainments.

Increases the confidence and ability of staff to evaluate

their own practice.

Boosts morale by celebrating good practice, and using

this as a basis for building future improvement.

Self-Evaluation/Self-Delusion/Self-

Improvement: Where will the

Gorilla Sleep?

• The Birthday Gift

• As a Leader – if you get the

chance to sit it out or dance?

Please dance!

GTCNI and RTU: Principals’ Conference

Leading Reflective Practice in Schools

Inspection, Self-Evaluation and Improvement

Stanley J GoudieChief Inspector, ETI

Providing Inspection Services for Department of Education Department for Employment and Learning Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure