1st Edition
Advising on Quality Systems in Education
About the AoEA and the editorial team
About the contributors
Overview
Introduction to the AoEA and the purpose of the book series
Les Walton, CBE
Introduction to Book 6: Advising on Quality Systems in Education
Dr Tony Birch
Part 1: understanding quality in education systems
1. A quality systems approach to school improvement
Les Walton, CBE
2. Understanding quality: what it is and why it matters
Dr Tony Birch and Dr Alan Cross
3. Designing intentional systems
Andy Begley
4. Understanding and applying quality improvement tools: examples from practice
Peter Parish
5. Advising on the curriculum
Professor Mick Waters
6. Understanding effective quality systems through the lived experience of pupils
Victoria Flynn
7. Bridging pupil engagement and quality systems in education
Professor John Jerrim and Dr Lauren Bellaera
8. Lowering the stakes, raising the impact: improving quality through self-evaluation and inspection
Dr Catherine Thompson
Part 2: continuous improvement
9. Supporting continuous improvement: Kaizen
Les Walton, CBE
10. What makes quality systems in a school in need of rapid and sustainable improvement
Dr Victoria Carr
11. Building quality systems for a continuous cycle of teacher professional development
Professor Emily Perry
12. From fragmentation to flow: designing coherent quality data systems for school improvement
Roisin McCreesh
13. Building quality systems through teacher-led evidence: participatory micro-RCTs as a model for improvement in education
Dr Emma Dobson and Dr Wayne Harrison
14. A SEND service for a wider SEND system of effective practice: a quality systems perspective
Cate Marsden
Part 3: leadership and motivation
15. Leading systems, managing variation and achieving optimum performance
Les Walton, CBE
16. From accreditation to growth: what NPQH Wales reveals about intelligent quality systems
Kate Williams
17. Using Win-Win strategy to optimise ‘buy-in’ and promote effective partnership working
Ian Lane
18. Reflecting on leading quality systems in practice: a case study in complex change management
Graeme Atkins
Conclusions
Reflections on Book 6: Advising on Quality Systems in Education
Dr Tony Birch and Ian Lane
Index
Biography
The Education Adviser series has been developed by the AoEA, including Les Walton CBE (Executive Chair of the AoEA) and Dr Tony Birch (Series Editor), with an editorial team consisting of Ian Lane (Chair), Eric Halton, Eithne Leming, Megan Liebnitz, Mary Lowery, Mairéad Mhig Uaid and Peter Parish. Additional expertise has been provided by the AoEA development team and the AoEA membership.
