Who is this template for?
This template is designed for Headteachers and Senior Leadership Teams in boarding schools and residential special schools in England. It provides a clear, structured framework for evaluating the effectiveness of your social care provision in line with Ofsted's current inspection framework.
Why use this template?
- Align with Ofsted Standards: Confidently evaluate your provision against the official SCCIF criteria, ensuring your judgements are consistent with inspectors' expectations and that you are well-prepared for an inspection.
- Create Robust, Evidence-Based Judgements: The iAbacus process guides you to link every judgement to specific evidence—such as case files, staff training records, or feedback—ensuring your self-evaluation is accurate, robust, and credible.
- Move from Evaluation to Action: This template moves beyond a simple compliance checklist. The built-in analysis of 'helping' and 'hindering' factors helps you understand why performance is as it is, leading directly to a strategic and actionable improvement plan.
- Foster Collaboration: Involve your entire leadership team in the evaluation process. Colleagues can contribute their perspectives and evidence to build a comprehensive and shared understanding of your school's strengths and areas for development.
- Reduce Workload and Streamline Planning: Consolidate your judgements, evidence, analysis, and action plans into one clear, organised digital format. This avoids duplication of effort and saves valuable time when preparing for inspections or reporting to governors.
How does it work?
This template uses the standard, intuitive iAbacus process to guide your evaluation. It is structured around the key areas of the Social Care Common Inspection Framework, with performance levels matching the official Ofsted judgements.
The key areas evaluated are:
- The overall experiences and progress of children
- How well children are helped and protected
- The effectiveness of leaders and managers
Performance is judged against four levels: outstanding, good, requires improvement to be good, and inadequate.
Clear, Professional Reporting
With a single click, you can export your entire evaluation—including all judgements, evidence, analysis, and action plans—into a polished, professional PDF report. This document is ideal for presenting to an inspector as a summary of the school's self-evaluation, demonstrating a robust and transparent approach to improvement planning with every judgement backed by clear evidence.
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How to Get Started
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