School Inspections Scotland Conference

• Understanding key priorities for the new HGIOS5 framework
• Exploring the evolving role of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE)
• Considering the role of the Quality Improvement Framework in supporting self-evaluation
• Key findings from the consultation School Inspections are Changing: Shape What’s Next

• Fostering student engagement and gathering meaningful pupil feedback on wellbeing, equality and inclusion
• Embedding a rights-based approach to school improvement processes
• Using learner voice to inform strategic decision making, transition planning and improvement priorities
• Collaborating with students to ensure the school environment is inclusive and meets their needs

• Fostering a leadership of change approach: managing change effectively through a whole school, collaborative approach to inspections
• Navigating inspection reform and evolving expectations
• Leading the inspection process with confidence and clarity
• Building constructive and collaborative professional dialogues with inspectors
• Supporting staff wellbeing and professional learning through alignment with the Centre of Teaching Excellence objectives of pedagogical innovation

Meet your colleagues and make new connections.

• Preparing for inspections by utilising data to evidence your successes and next steps
• Sharing your story – engaging in professional dialogue on attainment
• Highlight best practice in tracking, monitoring and interventions to raise attainment
• Presenting attainment evidence clearly and effectively

• Engaging parents and carers as active partners in school improvement and self-evaluation
• Building trust and transparent relationships
• Gathering and responding to parental feedback to inform strategic decision making
• Using parental involvement to support learner wellbeing, attainment and achievement
• Communicating inspection findings clearly to parents and pupils

• Sharing effective practice and improvement strategies across local authorities
• Comparing approaches to self-evaluation, inspection readiness and school improvement
• Identifying regional challenges, common themes and emerging priorities across Scotland
• Strengthening collaborative networks to support continuous improvement and raise outcomes for learners

• Promoting a positive approach to inspections as a catalyst for continuous improvement
• Establishing an ongoing culture of self-evaluation
• Quality Improvement Framework: evaluating leadership, quality of spaces, play and learning and support for children’s achievements
• Effectively utilising the HGOIS (How Good is Our School?) framework: addressing the 6-point scale and key quality indicators
• Aligning self-evaluation with school improvement priorities highlighted by Education Scotland

This session will spotlight Glebe Primary School’s inspection experience. Having received an outstanding report, they will share their main takeaways and priority focus areas when preparing for an inspection.