Improve your evaluative writing

Improve the quality of your reports and evaluations by developing your evaluative writing skills. Effective evaluative writing is both judgement rich and evidence based. It provides clarity about the current standard of a particular aspect of provision. Evaluative writing signposts to evidence to support judgements and the impact provision is having on learners. This session will provide delegates with practical tips and exercises to improve their evaluative writing skills.

The purpose of the training is to support senior staff to:

• write evaluatively rather than descriptively
• produce judgement rich observation / deep dive evidence
• undertake effective case study and review writing
• streamline workload and avoid duplication and/or chasing further evidence.

By the end of the session you will have a better understanding of how to:

• produce clear, concise and evidence rich self-assessment reports
• record the impact of intended / achieved improvement actions in quality improvement plans
• enable external monitoring to ‘understand’ our provision and its strengths and areas for improvement.

Who is it for?

The course is intended for senior members of staff in specialist and mainstream provision with responsibility for quality assuring SEND provision, such as:

• pathway leads
• curriculum managers
• quality managers.

Training content

This training runs online and is hands-on, giving you a chance to hone your skills live in the session. It provides an opportunity to practise writing through a variety of writing exercises, with support and positive critical feedback. You will also take away some useful tools and resources. Individual, pair and group work will facilitate the sharing of ideas and existing good practice. You will leave the course with a better understanding of the need for evaluative writing and how to go about it.

Cost

The below cost is for each attendee. All attendees need to register separately.

• Natspec members £80 +VAT
• Natspec affiliates £105 +VAT
• Non-members £125 +VAT

Your invoice will be available immediately.

This training is also available as an in-house programme. For further information please complete our Transform Expression of Interest form.

Details of other training courses can be found on our website.

Book your place

This training is intended for a mixed group of participants from different settings. If you have a group of staff who require this training, our in-house training offer, which can be customised to your setting, will suit you better.

If you find that you cannot attend, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can make the space available for others.

By booking a place you understand that cancellations made within 5 working days of the event will be charged at full price, unless otherwise stated. Please ensure you read our cancellation terms and conditions prior to booking.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting. Please keep this somewhere accessible and check your spam folder before contacting transform@natspec.org.uk with any issues.

It is the attendee’s responsibility to ensure they can attend Zoom training sessions. If you are unfamiliar with Zoom or wish to test your system is compatible, please use the test meeting facility. Please also regularly ensure you have the latest version.