Quality assurance is the process of verifying that the education being provided by each of our schools meets the standards set by the Trust. It is crucial in order to:
All staff should be mindful of the fact that their professional practice has a direct and indirect impact on the quality of work, job satisfaction and workload of others, and work together accordingly.
Quality assurance will occur at multiple different times and take different forms throughout the academic year. Those involved in monitoring and quality assurance will receive training delivered by Trust leaders.
Substantial and sustainable improvements happen when quality assurance is a collaborative and developmental process, and colleagues are encouraged to be reflective professionals evaluating the impact of their provision in the round.
All schools will have an annual school review lasting one day and involving different numbers of professional (both from within the Trust central team and from other schools) depending on the size of the school. The Deputy CEO will organise and lead each school review, and the focus of the reviews will be decided in collaboration with the Headteacher and school leaders. In addition to annual reviews, any schools defined as “Causing Concern” or “Attention Needed” will receive termly reviews. If schools have just one or two areas of weakness, the reviews will just focus on these areas.
