Evaluating the impact of the new relationship with

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Evaluating the impact of the new relationship with schools
The NRwS was first announced in January 2004 after schools (and the DfES) had highlighted bureaucracy as an ongoing issue for both primary and secondary schools,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with a need for a closer alignment of local and national priorities.The findings, based on a questionnaire to headteachers focused on four school reform strands: school self-evaluation; school profile; the single conversation; and the school improvement partner (SIP).Self-evaluationAlthough many schools already had good self-evaluation procedures in place, the report found that NRwS provided a ‘new impetus’ for this work,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with greater emphasis on seeking the views of parents and pupils.Ninety-four per cent of respondents agreed that the SEF (self-evaluation form) had an ‘important’ part to play in their overall self-evaluation. However, many reported that the SEF placed a greater burden on school staff and did not find it ‘quicker to compile’ than previous documentation.Many G&T coordinators valued the SEF when used in conjunction with the newly published Quality Standards. Additionally the number of coordinators or subject heads involved in self-evaluation prior to the NRwS rose from 55% to 81%.SIPAlthough generally positive, marked differences were found between primary and secondary school respondents. Secondary schools found SIPs to be ‘more challenging’ and more of a ‘critical friend’ than previous local authority links. Primary schools, however,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], were less likely to be satisfied with the level of challenge.Respondents said that SIP partners should have a background in school improvement and prior school headship experience.The single conversationA lack of clarity was found about this strand – what was the Single Conversation meant to be? Several found the name inappropriate as they were conversing with both their SIP and local authority.At the same time there was evidence that school practices had been ‘sharpened’ and schools were being more effectively challenged.The school profileMany schools reported that putting the profile together was easier and less burdensome than the annual report for parents. The more succinct format and pre-populated data was seen as being the key development.Overall impactSome respondents could not identify any major impact of the NRwS and others felt that some of the changes described would have happened without the NRwS. Impact on senior staff was seen to be significant, but the impact on pupils and parents was seen as ‘negligible’. However, many agreed that bureaucracy had been reduced.You can order a copy of the report New Relationship with Schools: Evaluation of Trial Local Authorities and Schools from 0845 60 222 60
The Court of Appeal pointed out that R and F's submission in the county court was of overt, conscious racism, and it was not prepared to find that there had been unconscious discrimination.The decisionThe Court of Appeal said that, unlike the ordinary civil claim where the judge decides, on the claimant's evidence only, whether the claimant has made out a case, in this case the judge had had the benefit of the whole of the evidence. Despite the school's failure to comply with the statutory requirements, the judge had been entitled to find on the basis of all the evidence that R and F had not proved racial discrimination.

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