[senco-forum] SEF Forms help needed

I completed my department SEF last term. I say 'completed' but actually 
it needs regular up dates. It was useful for identifying priorities for 
development within the department and also for showing us what we do 
well, but it did take a long time to complete - about 70 hours!! which 
won't be very reassuring.  We did, however, do this instead of subject 
evaluation and the development plan grew out of it.
One thing which the head suggested that OFSTED would be looking at was 
evidence of how we perform in relation to similar schools and analysis 
of other data - how many at each stage of the CoP? How many GCSE 
passes? and it was this collection of data that took the time. I'm also 
updating it every few weeks so that it stays current.
Lots of extra work I'm afraid!! 
Julie

----Original Message----
From: williamgraham at blueyonder.co.uk
Date: 14-Sep-2006 07:18
To: "senco-forum"<senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
Subj: [senco-forum] SEF Forms help needed

Dear All

As part of our school's revamped dept Dev plan and subject evaluation 
thre's a SEF form to fill. All HoDs are competing this and it seems I 
do so too even though I'm not "subject" specific. 

Has anyone completed anything like this and would be willing to share 
ideas. I'm filled in parts but am getting stuck. My line manager is 
helpful and has gone through it with me but I'm very bemused!!!!

Lorraine