Internal Evaluation

Growing a Culture of Improvement – from Self Review to Internal Evaluation

Suitable for managers and teachers involved in establishing Internal Evaluation processes within their centre or early childhood service. We’ll be exploring ERO’s new approach to internal evaluation and self-review in Early Childhood Services.

This practical half-day course will:

• Make links between Internal Evaluation and other key systems   eg  Strategic Planning, Appraisal etc.
• Help you understand the change of terminology from Self-Review to Internal Evaluation
• Help you develop and maintain a well-established process for Internal Evaluation
• Help you document evidence of both process and outcomes
• Support your team to work towards ensuring Internal Evaluation (self-review) has a strong focus on teaching and learning
• Assist your team develop a culture of ongoing improvement to practice
• Develop knowledge and understanding of differences between strategic, planned and emergent evaluations
• Provide examples of practical templates for each of these types of Internal Evaluation

This course will benefit:

• Leaders who wish to embed a culture of review (evaluation) through all aspects of practice and link to other evaluative systems
• Teachers who wish to develop knowledge and understanding of the review (evaluation) process and develop the skills to become self-directed learners

Participants will need to bring these documents to the workshop:

• A copy of their philosophy statement
• A copy of their current strategic plan (if they have access to this) 
• A copy of their most recent ERO report
• An example of a recent spontaneous (short term) internal evaluation
• A copy of He Pou Tātaki – How ERO reviews early childhood services