Developing your school with Cambridge

Introduction

The introduction sets out the context of the guide, identifying its audience, aim, purpose and focus. It also discusses the challenge of professional change and leadership, and explains how we approach the setting of international standards.

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Creating the school development plan

As well as providing an overview of school development planning, this section makes a link between the application and initial planning that a school completes in order to register with Cambridge, and ongoing processes of quality assurance and school development.

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Developing policies that support improvements in teaching and learning

It is important to have clear policy documents that define values, principles and practices to guide school evaluation and development.

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Teaching Cambridge programmes

Improving teaching is the single most important intervention that a school can make to improve students’ learning and performance. This section considers ways of improving the quality of teaching and examines active learning, the most effective approach to delivering Cambridge programmes.

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Improving student learning through assessment and feedback

Excellent schools give a great deal of attention to improving the quality of their assessment practices. This section looks at how schools can use assessment to support learning.

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Evaluating teaching

Teacher evaluation that focuses on accurate evidence of practice and supports improvement is central to teachers’ development. This section reviews evaluation processes, emphasising the importance of teachers’ reflective participation.

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Planning and managing a whole-school professional development programme

We suggest principles schools need to think about as they plan their professional development activities. The focus of these should be on improving learning outcomes.

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Working with us

We offer a range of support services and resources to schools working with us, including our Professional Development Qualifications. The section gives you an overview of the different types of support available and where you can find detailed information.

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