The school improvement cycle

Learn about school improvement work for school boards.

Course summary

There are two main areas of work for any governing board.

Statutory responsibilities

This work is linked to all the legal responsibilities and statutory guidance around schools. It includes areas such as health and safety, employment, safeguarding, complaints and equality. All schools have these responsibilities. Usually, this takes about a third of the board’s time.

School improvement work

This is based on the premise that schools are best placed to identify improvement areas and implement changes that can bring about better outcomes for all pupils. As such, this work is personal to the school and the focus of this training.