PRSD External Adviser Update

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PRSD External Adviser Update

• Brendan Hardy (PRSD CoOrdinator CCMS) on behalf
  of all Employing Authorities

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UPDATES

• REVIEW OF PRSD SCHEME AND GUIDELINES
• ETI INSPECTION REPORT
• QUALITY ASSURANCE/MODERATION
• UPDATE ON LETTERS AND FORMS USED BY EXTERNAL
  ADVISERS Including
• Availability of new documents
• Standardised returns for all Employing
  Authorities
• Flexibility for EAs to reflect professional
  relationships with Principals and Governors

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LETTERS GBEA3(A) and GBEA3(B)

• Letter from External Adviser to
  Principal/Contact Governor requesting
  school documents
• Can be discussed/requested by phone
• Contextual material MUST include the School
  Development Plan
• External Adviser must satisfy themselves
  that they have received appropriate
  information from the school
• Employing Authorities will continue to
  provide information to the External Adviser

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FORM EA1

• Linked to letters GBEA3(A) and GBEA3(B) discussed
  in previous slide
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• EA should use discretion regarding
  school documentation required the 9 items
  listed on form EA1 can be amended to reflect
  individual circumstances and knowledge of the
  school

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LETTER GBEA3(C) and FORM EA2

• Letter and Form from External Adviser to the
  Employing Authority requesting contextual
  information NO LONGER REQUIRED
• Employing Authorities will continue to provide
  contextual information/school information packs
  directly to External Advisers if appropriate

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LETTERS EA3 AND EA4

• Letters EA3 and EA4 now merged and called Letter
  EA3/4
• Letter is sent by EA to the Principal and Contact
  Governor to confirm arrangements and include
  preliminary advice from EA
• Letter can be amended by EA to include details of
  any pre-meetings arranged if appropriate
• Annex A and Annex B should be attached to the
  letters sent to Principal and Contact Governor

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ANNEX A and ANNEX B

• Annex A EAs preliminary advice on progress
  towards outgoing years objectives form amended
  slightly
• Annex A should be retained in the school with the
  Review Statement
• Annex B EAs preliminary advice on possible
  areas for new objectives for incoming year -
  form slightly amended
• Annex B should be returned to the Employing
  Authority and reflect the documentation requested
  on form EA1

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Advisers Record Book EA5

• Form amended - full instructions on each page
  regarding what EA is required to complete and
  return to the Employing Authority
• Record Book allows EA to record all aspects of
  the Review Meeting in summary
• Annex B, EA1, Planning Record and
  Monitoring/Progress Form should be returned with
  the Record Book to the Employing Authority

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PLANNING RECORD

• Amended to include categories for agreed
  objectives Leadership/Management,
  Pupil/Curriculum Development and
  Personal/Professional Development
• Used in conjunction with new form which we have
  designed to monitor progress on the three
  objectives

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MONITORING/PROGRESS FORM

• New form/template based on templates already
  used by External Advisers
• EAs can amend the template to suit individual
  school requirements and the EAs own style
• Records the Objective, Actions required, Success
  criteria and Evidence required
• Form to be returned to the Employing Authority
  for monitoring and quality assurance purposes

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SUMMARY

• Review Statement remains unchanged
• Forms amended to help EAs in the role and allow
  flexibility with regard to wording and individual
  work style and relationships with the school
• EAs now return EA5 Record Book, EA1, Annex B,
  Planning Record and the Monitoring/ Progress Form
  to the Employing Authority