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School Improvement Partners Survey

DCSF joint consultation on the new role for SIPs

DCSF is undertaking a joint consultation on the new role for School Improvement Partners (SIPs) following the publication of the white paper, Your child, your school, our future: building a 21st century schools system.

As part of this consultation, we invite you to complete this online questionnaire, which extracts the points of most interest to Governors. The questionnaire has an important role in the consultation process, providing an opportunity for you and other key stakeholders to give your views on the implementation of the DCSF’s vision for the role of SIPs in 21st century schools and helping to shape the future of the SIPs role.

Please note you need only complete the sections closest to your heart.  Whether you choose a complete or partial contribution, please submit by 31st March. 

The survey will run until Wednesday 31st March 2010.

School Improvement Partners Survey Form

Q1.  Are there any roles and responsibilities that you feel a SIP should have in addition to the revised roles and responsibilities as outlined in the consultation document

Yes  No  Don’t know

Please comment:

Q2.  What do you think are the main benefits of the enhanced SIP programme?

Q3.  What do you think are the main challenges of the enhanced SIP programme?

Q4.  Do you think that SIPs working with the most challenging schools need to be accredited to higher standards?

Yes  No  Don’t know

If yes please state why:

Q5.  Should there be any flexibility in the accreditation criteria of SIPs for candidates who are exceptionally strong in particular areas?

Yes  No  Don’t know

Please comment:

Q6.  Do you think that a large proportion of secondary SIPs should have headship experience?

Yes  No  Don’t know

Please comment:

Q7.  How long should a licence to practise last, to ensure SIPs are assessed frequently enough to ensure quality but not too frequently that it disrupts their work?

Q8.  It is suggested in the White Paper that SIP terms could be reduced from 5 to 3 years; do you think 3 years is long enough for SIPs to build a productive relationship with a headteacher and their school?

Yes  No  Don’t know

Please comment:

Q9.  Should a SIP be able to overlap into different categories or should they be matched and remain in a strictly defined category?  

Q10.  Given that SIPs will be matched to the school categories they are most suited to, should a change in school category mean a change in SIP?

Yes  No  Don’t know

Please comment:

Q11.  Should SIPs matched to outstanding schools have more SIP days than outstanding schools receive at the moment (as is intended with all other schools)?

Yes  No  Don’t know

Q12.  Should it be the responsibility of local authorities to ensure that headteachers and governors be asked systematically to feed back on the quality of the School Improvement Partner and their support?

Yes  No  Don’t know

Please comment

Q13.  How would you see the SIP working alongside the governing body?

Q14.  How often should SIPs report to governors and how should the reports be done?

Termly  Annually  Other frequency  Don’t know

Q15.  Should there be any changes made to the role of the SIP in advising the governing body with regard to the performance management of the headteacher?

Yes  No  Don’t know

Please comment:

Comment.  If you wish to give further comment or explanation for any of your answers above please do so below: 

Thank you for answering the above questions.  It will be helpful in analysing the answers if we know a little about you and have a means of contact.  If you do not wish to give any or all of the details requested please leave the boxes empty, your answers will still be considered.

 

Name: 

Email address: 

School: 

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