Assumption Grammar School

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lDeveloping A Quality

Assurance Policy• The development of a Quality

Assurance Policy was originally part of our Whole School Specialist Targets for Year 1

• Reviewed and revised as part of the School Development Plan in 2013

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lDeveloping A Quality

Assurance Policy• Some aspects of the original policy

focused too much on Quality Assurance as driven by SLT. In reviewing the SDP for 2013-16, it was decided that Quality Assurance mechanisms need to stem from the staff and form part of agreed and shared practice. The link between Quality Assurance and Staff Development and Emergent Leadership also needed to be exploited.

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lPolicy Aims

• To establish a Quality Assurance Group to focus on developing strategies for improvement.

This is a voluntary group- 10 staff ranging from experienced HoDs to newly appointed staff 

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lQuality Assurance Group

Objectives:• To develop further a transparent culture

of self-evaluation for improvement• To share good practice and ideas• To develop pupil voice• To assist with Departmental Planning• To inform School Development Planning• To celebrate achievement• To address stress

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lPolicy in Action

• The Quality Assurance Policy runs in conjunction with a BoG initiative

• A Quality Assurance sub-committee of the BoG has been established

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lPolicy in Action

• The BoG Quality Assurance sub-committee have joined the Principal and Vice Principal for Curriculum and School Effectiveness in their meetings with Heads of Department. All comparative results, departmental self-evaluation documentation and departmental development plans are sent to the BoG in advance of the meetings. During the meetings, the committee has the opportunity to discuss these areas with the HoD.

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l Policy in ActionQuality Assurance School Development Plan

Targets for 2013-14

• To extend the QA Team set up in 2012-13 to include 10 members of staff 

• All the QA Team will participate in 1 peer observation during Team 1 using the agreed pro-forma (Pupil Voice will be carried out following observation)

• In term 2, at least 2 members of the team will conduct Learning Walks and will use an agreed pro-forma to record their visits

Pupil Voice

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l2014/15

• Additional staff on the QA Team• Develop Learning Walks• Increase links with the BoG –

through classroom observation

Assumption Grammar School

“Fully Alive”