TO ALL HEADTEACHERS AND CHAIRS OF GOVERNORS

 

Dear Colleague

 

Re: Spring / Summer Term Agenda 2003 for your RDA visit

 

I am writing to provide for you and your Chair of Governors the Review and Development Adviser agenda for Spring/Summer term 2003.

 

This year for the first time 1.5 days RDA time has been allocated for visits to your school for the RDA to carry out our responsibilities for monitoring and evaluation.  At least half a day has already been used during the autumn term to cover the target setting process, and in many schools more time has been allocated in relation to identified need .  Therefore we are now issuing a joint Spring/Summer term agenda as it will be for negotiation between the school and the RDA as to whether two half day visits are made over two terms, or a single visit during the summer term is the model used for the remaining time.  Whichever system is used the RDA will record this on the record of visit.

 

The key item for discussion/completion during the Spring/Summer term is the school self review.  Therefore the school needs to be compiling its evidence for each section for review in readiness for the self review meeting.  The self review was set up with the expectation that either the Chair of Governors or a representative from the governing body is present at the self review meeting as this is a most important occasion within the school planning and evaluation cycle.

 

1.            School Self Review Process

            1a Discussion of PANDA/Autumn Package data (if this was not undertaken during Autumn Term visit)

            1b Monitoring activity linked to self review areas negotiated between schools and the RDA.

 

 

 

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            1c School Improvement and Development Plan

                     Either:

i)  discussion regarding the progress the school is making in relation to the production of the plan; or

                            ii)     discussion of the completed plan and completion of LEA  monitoring proforma.

            1d Completion with the headteacher and Chair of Governors of the Self Review Summative Form (by 1st July) and negotiation of the LEA category for the school.

 

2. 2a Other school agenda items

            2b Report on other LEA activity

 

3.                  Key Issues and Recommendations

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

Bryan Slater

Director of Education