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Topics in term 3 scheduled review
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Performance Management
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- Although the recent Accord indicated there will be further updates on appraisal, the Teaching Council and the PPTA have both recently recommended reviewing Performance Management policy now to remove any overly compliance-focused wording in preparation for any legislative changes. We have reviewed this policy with this in mind and, taking on feedback from schools, this policy has been reframed to emphasise professional trust and confidence.
- Links have been added to the opening paragraph for greater clarity.
- The importance of the school's strategic goals/objectives and professional development has been emphasised.
- The nature of the cycle has been redefined to its minimum requirement.
- The paragraph on competency has been clarified.
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The Appraisal Process
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- Changed "made" to "completed" in "Appraisals are made for the principal, teaching staff, and non-teaching staff".
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Appraisal of the Principal
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- We made some minor tweaks in wording to allow more flexibility for schools about delegates/appraisers and timing.
- Updated several links and added a Resources section.
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Appraisal of Teaching Staff
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- Updated the topic following clarification from the Teaching Council about the minimum requirements.
- Made some of the appraisal process optional. Added a note in red about the changes in relation to recent clarification from the Teaching Council.
- Clarified some of the wording about what is required and what ERO can access, following clarification from the Teaching Council.
- Added a statement about attestation to clarify how appraisal/performance management links to attestation.
- Added a link to Provisionally Certificated Teachers (PCTs).
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Attestation
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- Added the endorsement requirement clarified by the Teaching Council.
- Removed the resources section and added a link to the Code (with updated name) in the final bullet point.
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Appraisal of Non-Teaching Staff
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- Added a sentence about keeping relevant documentation and made a few minor formatting tweaks.
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Review an Appraisal
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- Changed "issues" to "details" throughout.
- Added an explanation about what happens if the principal was the appraiser.
- Removed the statement about the principal's decision being final and added a statement about the appraisee's recourse to personal grievance if needed.
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Staff Conduct
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- We updated a number of links and resources in this topic.
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