The LCP School Self-Evaluation CD provides support in the form of a working manual, ensuring a smooth and efficient evaluation of the school by the school.

There is now a 2nd Edition of this highly popular CD which helps you complete the SEF, taking school inspections in your stride, secure in the knowledge that you have applied the known and approved standards and methods of evaluation. The LCP School Self-Evaluation CD 2nd Edition will systematically guide schools through the complex and daunting process of evaluating their own progress.

The LCP School Self-Evaluation CD will appeal to governors, as it provides an overview of the entire self-evaluation process. It will help them to:

• understand the issues
• fulfill their corporate obligation to ‘ensure accountability’
• fulfill their duty as individuals to act as a ‘critical friend’ of the school

The LCP School Self-Evaluation CD will appeal to school managers as:

• no time is wasted re-inventing the wheel
• it reminds them of key evaluation criteria
• there are various tools for auditing the work of their school
• it will enable them to provide the governors with the data that is vital in planning the school’s way forward

The LCP School Self-Evaluation CD covers:

• determining the overall effectiveness of the school
• evaluating the scope for improvement
• observing lessons
• determining standards of attainment
• determining wider school effectiveness
• school improvement planning

Each of the 6 sections above is divided into 3 main areas:

• the scope and expectations of the evaluation
• key techniques and essential templates for structuring the evaluation
• case studies illustrating how these techniques can assist in making the evaluation reliable