Stronger Management Systems (SMS) Secondary

Secondary SMS

Secondary Stronger Management Systems (SMS) is a set of school improvement materials that can help secondary schools develop more effective management systems and processes. Senior leaders can find the five elements of Secondary SMS, a user guide and self-assessment tools for each of the elements.

• Raising Attainment Plan (RAP) management guide

  The RAP Management Guide helps secondary schools to produce and implement a focused plan to drive improvement against identified priorities, informed by effective self-evaluation. Find out how to prepare for, write and manage the RAP, a self-assessment tool, an exemplar RAP and professional development materials.

  • Preparing for the RAP

  • Writing the RAP

  • Implementing and monitoring the RAP

• Element 1: Effective line management

  Senior leaders can find Quality Standards to benchmark current practice in effective line management, and reduce underperformance and in-school variation. They can also find examples of good practice, a self-assessment tool and professional development materials to assess and improve current practice. This is one of five elements of Secondary Stronger Management Systems (SMS).

  • Line management overview

  • Effective line management: Quality Standards

  • Effective line management: CPD sessions

  • Element 1a: Effective performance management

  • Element 1b: Collaborative professional development

• Element 2: Consistently high-quality teaching

  Senior leaders can find the Quality Standards to benchmark current practice in consistently high-quality teaching, and reduce underperformance and in-school variation. They can also find examples of good practice, a self-assessment tool and professional development materials to help assess and improve current practice. This is one of five elements of Secondary Stronger Management Systems (SMS).

  • Consistently high-quality teaching: Overview

  • Consistently high-quality teaching: Quality Standards

  • Consistently high-quality teaching: CPD sessions

  • Element 2a: Assessment for Learning (AfL)

• Element 3: Data analysis, pupil tracking and intervention

  Senior leaders can find Quality Standards to benchmark current practice in data analysis, pupil tracking and intervention, and reduce underperformance and in-school variation. They can also find examples of good practice, a self-assessment tool and professional development materials to assess and improve current practice. This is one of five elements of Secondary Stronger Management Systems (SMS).

  • Data analysis, pupil tracking and intervention overview

  • Data analysis, pupil tracking and intervention: Quality Standards

  • Data analysis, pupil tracking and intervention: CPD sessions

• Element 4: Securing behaviour and attendance

  Senior leaders can use the Quality Standards to benchmark current practice in Securing behaviour and attendance, and reduce underperformance and in-school variation. Find examples of good practice, self-assessment exercises and professional development materials to help you assess and improve current practice. This is one of five elements of Secondary Stronger Management Systems (SMS).

  • Securing behaviour and attendance overview

  • Securing behaviour and attendance: Quality Standards

  • Securing behaviour and attendance: CPD sessions

• Element 5: Monitoring and self-evaluation

  Senior leaders can find the Quality Standards for monitoring and self-evaluation, examples of good practice, a self-assessment exercise and professional development materials to help schools assess and improve their current practice.. This is one of the five elements of Secondary Stronger Management Systems (SMS).

  • Monitoring and self-evaluation overview

  • Monitoring and self-evaluation: Quality Standards

  • Monitoring and self-evaluation: CPD sessions