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School Review

The school review is a key component of the School Accountability and Improvement Framework and is designed to provide an expert, independent analysis of current school performance and practice, and to advise on the goals for student outcomes and appropriate key improvement strategies that will help shape a school’s strategic plan.

Schools undertake different types of review to reflect their particular context and needs:

  • negotiated review – the school uses a critical friend to examine a specific area/s for improvement identified in the school self-evaluation
  • continuous improvement review – involves a pre-visit from an external reviewer, a day-long panel review meeting with the principal, school council president, key staff and parents and students, plus a report to staff and the school council
  • diagnostic review – follows a similar structure to the continuous improvement review with additional fieldwork time of two days
  • extended diagnostic review - follows a similar structure to the diagnostic review with additional fieldwork time of four days

Further information about school review can be found in the School Review Guidelines 2012.

This video provides schools and other stakeholders with an overview of the school review process and how this can be used to support school improvement.

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Resources

School Review Guidelines 2012 (PDF - 580Kb)

Summary of information sources that can be used in school self-evaluation and school review (PDF - 100Kb)

Terms of reference template – negotiated review (Word - 74Kb)

Terms of reference example – negotiated review (PDF - 94Kb)

Terms of reference template – diagnostic review (Word - 79Kb)

Terms of reference template - extended diagnostic review (Word - 78Kb)

Terms of reference example - extended diagnostic review (PDF - 94Kb)

Review report template (Word - 157Kb) 

Negotiated review report template (Word - 120Kb)

Negotiated review schematic (PDF - 118Kb)

School review panels guide (PDF - 140Kb)

School review flowchart (PDF - 83Kb)

Extended Diagnostic Review Follow-up Visit Report template (Word - 99Kb)

For an example of a school's negotiated review report, see:

Colbinabbin Primary School (PDF)