Item 10 Appendix 2
West Dunbartonshire Council · 27 September 2023
Back to Educational Services Committee — 27 September 2023 and its agenda
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Appendix 2 Improvement Framework – The Improvement Plan The Improvement Pathways: Core Enhanced Supported (Supported Improvement model) • Establishments who have had a recent positive inspection with grading in all Quality Indicators at very good or above. • Where Quality Indicator gradings are all sitting at very good or above and this has been validated through VSE • All schools will have a validation visit or esca visit within 3 year cycle. (Validation Visit 4 core Quality Indicators ,ESCA 1 focus Quality Indicator ) • Establishments who have 1 or 2 Quality Indicator evaluations at satisfactory. • Establishments with no Quality Indicator evaluations at very good. • Schools who have a new or acting Headteacher. • Establishments who have 3 or 4 Quality Indicator evaluations at satisfactory. • Inspection evaluation of Quality Indicators at satisfactory or below • Where local authority VSE/ESCA identified Link significant improvement agenda. • Senior leadership teams requiring support to accelerate progress. What will this look like? ➢ 1 x termly visit link Education Officer ➢ 3 visits Senior Education Officer visi ➢ Focused attention evaluative activity school teams ➢ Engagement : The Quality Indicators ➢ VSE or ESCA if in 3 year cycle. What will this look like? ➢ 1 x termly visit link Education Officer ➢ 1 x termly link Senior Education Officer visit ➢ Deep dive into Quality Indicators with link Education Officer and peer headteacher ➢ Focused attention evaluative activity with link Education Officer and peer headteacher ➢ New headteachers fortnightly meet with link Education Officer What will this look like? ➢ Identify outcomes for improvement ➢ Shared and agreed improvement focus ➢ Action plan and timescales for review. ➢ Engagement : The Quality Indicators ➢ Link peer headteacher - weekly engagement. ➢ Monthly engagement with link Education Officer to review progress of action plan. ➢ Termly engagement and reporting to Senior Education Officer on progress.
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Appendix 2 ➢ Engagement : The Quality Indicators ➢ VSE or ESCA if in 3 year cycle. Abbreviations : VSE – Validated Self Evaluation, ESCA – Enhanced Scrutiny and Support.