SSET supports schools in their self evaluation by providing stranded judgments linked to the areas of the SEF. Following the revision of the Ofsted Framework, Evaluation Schedule and SEF these are now all interlinked and have been used where appropriate.

 

Each section of the SEF can be accessed by selecting it on the SMART chart. This will bring you to the Sub-Section table.

 

After evaluations have been entered, the average will be shown on the Sub-section table as a ball and the whiskers will cover the range of the evaluations.

 

To review a Sub-Section click on a row to be taken to detailed judgments. Each Sub-Section is made up of a number of 'Strands'. Each Strand is made up of 4 statements:

Outstanding

Good

Satisfactory

Inadequate

 

Decide which statement best describes your school. When you have done this click on Select , this will mark the statement as blue to show this is the judgment you have made.

 

If you think this should be identified as a 'Priority for improvement' select Priority , this will mark the statement as red. By selecting Priority you are showing that this is your current judgment but it is identified as a Priority to move to the next stage up on the Strand . These will form the basis of the Strategic Plan.

 

Certain strands are marked (SEF). These statements will be used to generate the SEF report. To generate a report with all strands and evidence select 'Extended SEF' in the Reports section.  

 

As you enter your evaluations, the program will calculate a 'mean' average. This will be shown at the top of the column by a small computer icon. Should you believe one strand has more weighting in your school and you wish to override the program, double click on the column heading you want marked as the average. An icon of a person will represent this. To revert to the calculated average again, double click on the icon of a person.

 

To see the next set of statements use the next / previous arrows. To see the overview for the area you are currently evaluating use the 'up' arrow.