Identifying Need

• - School Examples -

Principle:

The school workforce will develop more effectively when needs and wants are identified at personal, area and whole school level.

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Questions For School Leaders:

1. What criteria are used to identify national, school and personal development needs and how closely does this relate to the school’s strategic direction?
2. How well do the performance management needs feed into the whole workforce development programme?
3. How well does the school balance national, school and personal development needs?
4. How do you identify what individuals want regarding their own development?
5. Are you reassured that individual identification of their development needs and wants is well-informed?
6. What monitoring takes place to ensure that the systems are applied consistently?
7. Who makes decisions (and how) with regard to competing pressures on resources?

Areas For Consideration:

• Use clear criteria to identify needs and wants
• Support the process for the whole school workforce
• Select from available tools to support needs analysis
• Developing principles for establishing CPD needs
• Devise a staff training and development plan