School Management
Community Cohesion and Pupil Voice Toolkit NEW
The new Ofsted framework has an emphasis on community cohesion, for which schools need to provide evidence in the new SEF.
Our new publication and CD-ROM give you practical ideas for demonstrating that you promote community cohesion and integrate it into your school.
Equality of Opportunity Toolkit for Schools e-docs NEW
Under Ofsted’s new inspection schedule, framework and NEW Self-Evaluation Form (SEF), equality of opportunity is now a limiting judgement.
This means that if your school is judged inadequate in this area, it is likely to be judged inadequate overall.
This e-pack helps you to meet the Ofsted grade descriptors and provides supporting evidence for your SEF.
Using RAISEonline in Self-evaluation NEW
In September 2009, Ofsted introduced a new inspection schedule framework and new Self-Evaluation Form (SEF).
This means that you need to learn new ways of using your data from RAISEonline data in your SEF.
Forum’s electronic publication, Using RAISEonline in Self-evaluation, helps you to understand how inspectors analyse RAISEonline
and shows you how to provide evidence in your SEF and prepare for inspection.
Preparing for Inspection in Schools newsletter NEW
The new Ofsted framework, introduced in September 2009, has raised many questions for some schools about what Ofsted inspectors are really looking for during an inspection.
Now we can provide the answers to these questions, and many more with Preparing for Inspection in Schools newsletter
Tools for Safeguarding & Welfare of Children & Young People NEW
New Ofsted inspection requirements plus legal changes mean that taking the correct steps to safeguard children is more important than ever.
This handbook and accompanying CD-ROM provide you with a practical toolkit to ensure that children in your care remain safe and you are fully prepared for the safeguarding requirements of inspection.
Listening to the Pupil Voice in your School NEW
The Education and Skills Act 2008 made it a legal requirement for pupils’ views to be ‘invited and considered’ whenever considering a change to the school.
It will also be a key component of the new inspections, with inspectors asking pupils for their views.
Listening to the Pupil Voice in Your School enables you to assess your own provision and implement new ideas, to ensure you have outstanding provision.
Tools for Effective Self-Evaluation, SIP and PM NEW
If you are looking for guidance to the new SEF, new inspection schedule, grading criteria and framework,
then look no further. Forum’s forthcoming publication Tools for Effective Self-Evaluation, SIP and PM will help
to answer any questions you may have after the Ofsted regional conferences, with its in-depth practical
coverage of all sections in the new SEF form.
Practical Tools to Support Professional School Business Managers
As more responsibilities are devolved to schools from local authorities, the role of SBMs is becoming more diverse, bringing the need for them to develop their skills. This publication gives SBMs, bursars and administrative staff professional the tools to help to ensure their skills are put to full use in helping to run schools effectively. Our practical CD-ROM and companion handbook provide customisable checklists, spreadsheets, worked examples and training for school administrators.
Practical Health and Safety Management for Educational Establishments
This publication has enabled over 2500 educational establishments to successfully undertake and maintain ongoing health and safety checks and policies.
School site managers and headteachers using Practical Health and Safety Management for Educational Establishments
can testify that they have dramatically improved the efficiency of their health and safety regimes.
Professional Observation and Assessment of Children from Birth to Five
From September 2008 the Early Years Foundation Stage must be implemented. To be fully prepared for inspection, Early Years Managers need to plan, observe and assess all children from birth to five years old.
Professional Observation and Assessment of Children from Birth to Five helps you to do this.
Our practical CD-ROM and accompanying handbook provide expert guidance and ready prepared model documents, including sample activity sheets, worked example observation documents,
checklists for formal and informal evidence gathering and model planning documents.
Implementing Every Child Matters for Schools
Working out which evidence to use and then incorporating it into the SEF is a real headache for many of the schools we have spoken to.
Implementing Every Child Matters for Schools provides you with clear guidance on where to start and how to collate and present evidence in a way that will meet the ECM requirements of Ofsted inspectors.
Educational Visits – Health & safety Made Simple
Schools tell us they want to plan enjoyable school trips and fieldwork that promote learning and comply with health and safety regulations. Our instantly available online document pack contains a comprehensive set of customisable Word documents enabling schools to comply with the latest legal requirements and best practice advice.
Disciplinary, Grievance & Dismissal Notices on CD-ROM
This publication helps schools to work through their staff issues and demonstrate legal compliance with disciplinary and grievance procedures.
Disciplinary, Grievance & Dismissal Notices on CD-ROM provides policies and letters to cover every eventuality, allowing school management teams to get on with the everyday running of the school.
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