Stronger Management Systems (SMS) Primary
The quality standards for primary schools developing SMS, with a self-evaluation exercise and continuing professional development (CPD) activities to help you meet the quality standards.
Stronger Management Systems (SMS) Primary topics
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Primary SMS
Primary Stronger Management Systems (SMS) is a set of school improvement materials that can help primary schools develop more effective management systems and processes. Senior leaders can find the six elements of Primary SMS, a user guide and self-assessment tools, and learn about the Improving Schools Programme (ISP), from which Primary SMS evolved.
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Self-assessment tool user guide
Senior leaders can find an outline of how they can use the Quality Standards for Stronger Management Systems (SMS) to improve management systems and processes.
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Primary SMS self-assessment tools
Senior leaders can find the full set of self-assessment tools for Primary Stronger Management Systems (SMS). These will help primary leadership teams who want to improve practice in management systems and processes across the school.
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ISP: The origins of Primary SMS
Senior leaders can learn about the Improving Schools Programme (ISP), its impact and how it evolved into Stronger Management Systems (SMS). They can also watch a video that shows how ISP helped a school to drive improvement.
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Element 1: Leading whole-school self-evaluation
Element 1 of Primary Stronger Management Systems (SMS) contains the Quality Standards for leading whole-school self-evaluation, which senior leaders can use to secure effective self-evaluation leading to sustainable improvement. Find examples of good practice, a self-evaluation tool and professional development materials to help schools review and improve current practice.
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Element 2: Tracking pupils' progress
Element 2 of Primary Stronger Management Systems (SMS) focuses on effective pupil tracking. Senior leaders can find the Quality Standards, examples of good practice, a self-evaluation tool and professional development materials to help your school assess and improve current practice. Tracking pupils' progress is one of six elements of Primary Stronger Management Systems (SMS).
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Element 3: The termly operational single plan
Element 3 of Primary Stronger Management Systems (SMS) contains the Quality Standards for the termly operational single plan to help schools raise attainment and improve rates of pupils' progress. Senior leaders can find examples of good practice, a self-evaluation tool, the essential features of an effective plan and professional development materials to help schools assess and improve current practice.
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Element 4: Whole-school systematic CPD
Senior leaders can use Element 4 of Primary Stronger Management Systems (SMS) to review CPD processes and improve outcomes for children through collaborative learning and transfer of best practice. Find the Quality Standards, examples of good practice, a self-evaluation tool and CPD materials.
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Element 5: Improving learning and teaching
Element 5 of Primary Stronger Management Systems (SMS) contains the Quality Standards for an explicit focus on improving learning and teaching and curriculum provision. Senior leaders canfind examples of good practice, a self-evaluation tool and professional development materials to help schools assess and improve current practice.
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Element 6: Monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
Element 6 of Primary Stronger Management Systems (SMS) contains the Quality Standards for an explicit focus on monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Senior leaders can use the Quality Standards to improve and refine strategic planning, professional accountability, classroom practice and pupil voice. Find examples of good practice, a self-evaluation tool and professional development materials to help schools assess and improve current practice.
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