| HMI-published reports on CWRP offer a rich
diversity of insights into the standards and quality of care and welfare in Scotland. It
is not surprising, therefore, to find that more and more schools are making use of HMI
reports for staff development activities and, moreover, to help them prepare their own
CWRP (self-evaluation) reports. Schools' staff
should be asking questions like:
- How do we compare?
- What would appear under 'Key Strengths' and 'Main Points for
Action' when HMI inspect us?
- Do our practices and policies match, exceed or fall below the
practices illustrated here?
- What would HMI say about us?
The quotes below illustrate the kinds of things which appear
in published reports.
Quotes from HMI-published reports on CWRP
- "Pupils and staff had jointly developed an excellent
policy on relationships and rules."
- "A good set of procedures, whereby pupils or staff could
raise a concern or complaint formally, had also been introduced."
- "Revised guidelines for child protection should be shared
with pupils so that they are clear about how they apply to themselves."
- "Residential care was well designed to be as close as
possible to a family-living situation."
- "There were very good, appropriate links between day
school and boarding staff."
- "The school should take more systematic account of
parents' views of the quality of home-school contacts."
- "The school had drawn up a draft policy on child
protection, and, after consultation with staff and pupils, planned to support its
implementation with appropriate staff training."
- "A carefully-phased school development plan for both care
and education should be put in place."
- "Pupils should be informed about the outcome of the
investigation of complaints. Complaints should be recorded and monitored."
- "Boarding house management formed an integral part of
overall school management and was underpinned by a well-conceived committee
structure."
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