SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION GUIDELINES 
      2016-2020
      Post-Primary
                                                             INSPECTORATE
                                                             INSPECTORATE
   SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION GUIDELINES 
   2016-2020
   Post-Primary
         SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION GUIDELINES 2016-2020
         Post-Primary
         The Inspectorate wishes to thank Clarin College, Athenry, Co. Galway and Scoil Chríost Rí, Presentation 
         Secondary School, Portlaoise, Co. Laois for permission to use the cover photographs. 
         © 2016 Department of Education and Skills
         Published by
         The Inspectorate
         Department of Education and Skills
         Marlborough Street
         Dublin 1
         D01 RC96
         These guidelines and others in the series may be accessed at www.education.ie
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                   CONTENTS
                   CHAPTER 1:  INTRODUCTION                                                                                        5
                        1.1 Overview                                                                                               6
                        1.2   The purpose of these Guidelines                                                                      6 
                        1.3   Who are the Guidelines for?                                                                          7
                        1.4   Using the Guidelines                                                                                 7
                        1.5   The content and structure of the Guidelines                                                          7
                   CHAPTER 2:  THE SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION PROCESS                                                                  9
                        2.1   What is school self-evaluation?                                                                     10
                        2.2   School self-evaluation and inspection                                                               10
                        2.3   School self-evaluation and school development planning                                              10
                        2.4   School self-evaluation and curriculum change                                                        11
                        2.5   The school self-evaluation process                                                                  11
                   CHAPTER 3:   A QUALITY FRAMEWORK FOR POST-PRIMARY SCHOOLS                                                      15
                        3.1   Looking at Our School 2016: A Quality Framework for Post-Primary Schools 16
                        3.2   The principles of the teaching and learning section of the framework                                16
                        3.3   The teaching and learning domains and standards                                                     18
                        3.4   Using the teaching and learning section of the framework                                            19
                   CHAPTER 4:  STATEMENTS OF PRACTICE                                                                            21
                        4.1   Statements of practice                                                                              22
                        4.2   Using the statements of practice                                                                    22
                        4.3   The statements of practice – teaching and learning                                                  23
                   CHAPTER 5:  EVALUATION APPROACHES                                                                             33
                        5.1   Introduction                                                                                        34
                        5.2   Some practical considerations                                                                       34
                        5.3   Evaluation approaches and tools                                                                     34
                        5.4   Reflection sheets                                                                                   36
                        5.5   Professional collaborative review of teaching and learning                                          36
                        5.6   Focus Groups                                                                                        37
                        5.7   Interviews                                                                                          37
                        5.8   Questionnaires                                                                                      38
                        5.9   Checklists                                                                                          38
                   CHAPTER 6:  REPORTING ON SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION                                                               39
                        6.1   The school self-evaluation report and school improvement plan                                       40
                        6.2   Communicating the school self-evaluation process to the school community                            41
                   APPENDIX:  CIRCULAR 0040/2016                                                                                 43
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