Future Proof
Cocentra have developed Future Proof, a
programme to support school transformation by using
state-of-the-art systems for self-review and evaluation.
The underlying purpose of Future Proof is for schools to
evaluate their capacities to achieve and maintain high performance
and to respond effectively to change through their development as
‘learning organisations’.
To better understand Future Proof visit:
If you would like to discuss Future Proof further please contact
jacqui@cocentra.com
Alternatively, please call 0845 009 4010 and ask to talk to
Jacqui or order a
Cocentra
brochure
Why is Future Proof
important?
There has been a developing recognition in recent years that
highly effective schools are good at self-review and evaluation.
This has been acknowledged very strongly in the recent update of
the Ofsted school inspection framework. As the issues facing
schools become more complex, the importance of supporting
improvement planning with high-quality self-review will become even
more critical. We believe that Future Proof can provide this
and ensure that schools are able to respond systematically and
effectively to the challenges they face.
The key features
It is:
- School self-review which involves all staff, pupils and
governors.
- An audit process that includes robust and comprehensive
evidence collection using a range of techniques, including
attitudinal surveys
It contains:
- A direct focus on the leadership of the headteacher
- A distinctive focus on evaluating the school’s
organisational culture
- An in depth evaluation of the school’s most important
activity - teaching and learning. This includes a teacher
self-review
- The provision of performance criteria for all the areas of
school activity covered in the review to enable schools to identify
‘what good looks like’
- An audit process that models best practice in
school-self-review and evaluation and therefore supports the
transformation of organisational values and systems
It gives:
- Judgements against two key aspects of the school’s
performance – their ‘efficiency and
effectiveness’ and their ‘capacity to respond to and
sustain change’
- A summary report that makes specific proposals on how the
school might respond to any development areas identified by the
review
Future Proof aims
At the heart of Future Proof is a state-of-the-art framework for
school self-review and evaluation. The framework’s aims are
to enable schools to:
- Develop as ‘learning organisations’
- Have a model of ‘what good looks like’
- Have a comprehensive system for evaluating their performance
based on hard evidence
- Make summary judgements about the key aspects of their
performance
- Identify areas of effective and less effective practice
- Make standardised year-on-year comparisons of their
performance
- Identify potential development options for areas of less
effective practice
Future Proof options
When using Future Proof schools may choose between two
options:
‘The Essential Audit’ and ‘The Targeted
Audit’
The purpose of the Essential Audit is for schools to carry out a
comprehensive review of twelve key areas of school activity. This
audit is carried out quickly and sets a benchmark for the
school’s performance. We recommend that schools carry out the
Essential Audit annually.
The purpose of the Targeted Audit is for schools to carry out an
in-depth review of one particular area of school activity. This
audit might take longer than the Essential Audit and would include
a more extensive range of methods for collecting evidence. Schools
would use the Targeted Audit when they consider there is some area
of the school’s performance that is not working as
effectively as it should and they wish to develop a deeper
understanding of the issues.
The Essential Audit
The Essential Audit is focused on collecting evidence in the
five ‘Key Domains’ and seven
‘Supporting Domains’.
Key Domains (Comprehensive evidence
collection)
    
Supporting Domains (Summary evidence
collection)
 
 
  
At the end of the Essential Audit schools will have an overview
of:
- The things they do well
- Areas that need further development.
- Areas that require further investigation by the collection of
more evidence using a Targeted Audit
Pricing
As the level of work involved with each audit will vary in terms
of advisor and analyst time dependent on the size and structure of
the organisation being audited, it is not possible to be definitive
on price and will depend on individual school circumstances. Please
contact us if you would like to discuss pricing for your
organisation in more detail.
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The costs of delivery could reduce significantly in
2nd and following years dependent on the structure of
the audit approach.
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