Experienced heads offer a range of practical tips on how to write, deliver and evaluate a School Development Plan, working with the SIP, and engaging staff and parents. Together with School Improvement Partners, the heads give important advice on all areas of school improvement--including managing the relationship between head and School Improvement Partner, sharing the plan with staff and parents and presenting a School Improvement Plan in the most effective way. We also hear from Paul Brooker from Ofsted to get his thoughts on school improvement and the relationship between school and inspector. Our experts share their top tips on writing plans and offer samples which will be useful for heads writing their first School Improvement Plan. Features secondary head teachers Philip O'Hear, Gary Lewis, James Shapland and Peter Hepburn, as well as primary heads Brenda Bigland, Joanna Nightingale, and Patricia Bandle, and School Improvement Partners Trevor Arrowsmith and Linda Coventon.

Video Series: Leadership Toolkit
Release Date 2009