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Development and assessment programme

Primary and secondary school candidates

This programme will:

If you successfully meet the requirements of the assessment activities on this programme, you will be accredited as a School Improvement Partner.

If you are successful in the online assessment you will be invited to attend a two-day residential programme. Please note that this programme will require an overnight stay at your chosen venue, which will be booked and paid for by the National College for School Leadership (NCSL).

If you have already met the requirements of the online assessment, you should have received an email confirming available programme dates and asking you to complete a proforma with your preferred event choice. If you have not received this email, please contact sips@ncsl.org.uk.

Introduction of RAISEonline Full Reports

For the primary two-day development and assessment programme, RAISEonline was introduced in the week beginning 4 June. It has now been introduced into primary online assessment. For the secondary accreditation programme, RAISEonline will be introduced into the two-day programme in the autumn term 2007. It will be introduced into secondary online assessment at a later date to be announced on the website.

Special school candidates

This programme will:

If you successfully meet the requirements of the assessment activities on this programme, you will be accredited as a School Improvement Partner for special schools.

If you are successful in your application you will be invited to a two-day development and assessment programme. Please note that this programme will require an overnight stay at your chosen venue, which will be booked and paid for by NCSL.

If you have been found eligible and selected for the programme, you should have received an email confirming available programme dates and asking you to complete a proforma with your preferred event choice. If you have not received this email, please contact sips@ncsl.org.uk.

Retaking the two-day development and assessment programme

Candidates for SIP accreditation who do not meet the standards in the two-day residential programme will have the opportunity to resit this element of the assessment programme. If they do not meet the standards at the second attempt, a third and final opportunity will be available no sooner than 12 months from receiving notification of the results of the second assessment.