Employee Review and Development

'In a culture of ongoing self-evaluation and professional accountability, practitioners will be encouraged to be

proactive in their own professional developments in line with personal, establishment and authority priorities.'

(Section 4: Learning to Achieve, 2009)

Employee Review and Development

What is it? It’s an everyday event that happens within the context of team, service

and authority improvement plans : We reflect on our actions and their consequences and make

decisions about next steps; we self-evaluate.

Why do we do it? We do it to improve our effectiveness, ultimately to improve

children's learning experiences.

How do we do it? We enter into a dialogue with our line manager that is based on

what we know about our practice and use this review as an opportunity to explore and gain validation of our self‑evaluation.

Employee Review and DevelopmentEffective Employee Review and Development must be more than:

a system an isolated meeting filling in a form

It has to be an attitude: a culture a mindset a habit and a privilege

To make it meaningful, the actual ERD meeting between Self-Evaluator and Validator must be: an open and honest discussion focussed on the evidence gathered to validate an individual’s self evaluation supportive in terms of:

o giving credible feedback/affirmationo clearly linked to an individual’s role expectationso identifying clear next steps

Employee Review and Development

Validated Self Evaluation (VSE)

All members of staff will, at different times have 2 roles in the revised ERD process:

1. Self-evaluator2. Validator

These roles carry the following accountabilities:

1. Self-evaluator is accountable for improving .....2. Validator supports, extends and challenges the self-evaluation

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Employee Review and Development

At its heart the process is simple- a person improves by: 

– gathering and collating evidence relating to the impact of professional learning on teachers’ practiceWhat happened?

 – Analysing the evidence/data

Why did this happen?

– Considering the factors that contributed to that impact What does this mean?

– Act on what has been learned to inform future actions

What do we do next?

Employee Review and Development

Look at the Work Profile in your pack- this paper will support you in considering:

the accountabilities of your everyday role the contribution you make to the School Improvement Plan

The discussion that you have around these issues will then lead you to consider:

professional learning needs that you will address, to support you in further developing/improving your practice

your career development aspirations

Employee Review and Development

   Teachers in Falkirk schools are entitled to support from school

leaders who create an environment which:   recognises the achievements of staff provides activities matched to identified needs   promotes the sharing of learning   offers models of good practice gives opportunities to develop leadership at all levels supports & values all staff encourages staff to adopt well-judged innovative

approaches to teaching and learning

Employee Review and Development

How do we deliver this over a 12-18 month period?

In collaboration with your line manager draw up an individual Work Profile; this sets out clearly the direction of travel.

Gather feedback regularly.

Self evaluate – looking at the feedback relating to Work Profile, core skills, L to A Section 4, other relevant sources.

Validator(s) and Self- evaluators meet for professional dialogue.

Self -evaluator writes up the Work Profile, and shares the professional learning needs with the CPD Co-ordinator.

GTCS Professional Update

What we are doing in Falkirk does not sit in isolation- it fits closely with the aims of GTCS Professional Update, which are:

to maintain and improve the quality of our teachers as outlined in the relevant Professional Standards, and to enhance the impact that they have on pupils' learning

to support, maintain and enhance teachers' continued professionalism and the reputation of the teaching profession in Scotland

GTC Scotland acknowledges that Scotland's teachers are already committed to maintaining high standards (as expressed in the Standard for Full Registration)throughout their careers. It is recognised that teachers will take advantage of opportunities to develop their skills and are committed to ensuring that the quality of teaching and learning and the standing of the teaching profession can be maintained and improved through ongoing Employee Review and Development (ERD).