Vision
Overview
Is your school’s vision still appropriate?
Does the strategic direction of the school need to be reviewed?
Please refer to the schools as learning organisations and professional learning journey pages for more information around developing a vision for your school. Additional examples of cameos from schools that have developed their vision can be found on the Estyn website.
The following prompts are to help schools in determining if their vision is appropriate and serving the needs of the school and its community.
Discussion prompts
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- Does the school have a shared vision for the education and well-being of all learners, staff and the community it serves?
- How well does the vision relate to the school’s context?
- How successful is the school’s vision in developing a sense of shared purpose and common values among the school community?
- How well does the school involve learners, staff, parents/carers and the wider community in creating and implementing its vision?
- How well is the school’s vision communicated to all stakeholders?
- To what extent does the school community have ownership of its vision, aims and values?
- How effective are processes for involving the whole school community in the ongoing review of its vision, aims and values?
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- How effective is the school’s vision in establishing high expectations for all and a culture of continuous improvement?
- How successful is the school in implementing its vision?
- How well does the vision promote and lead to the use of effective teaching pedagogy?
- How well do school leaders model and reinforce the school’s vision through their day-to-day actions?
- How well is the school’s vision embedded in everyday practice?
- How well does the school’s vision help build leadership capacity?
- What strategies are employed to translate the school's vision, values and aims into daily practice in the school? How effective are these.
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- How well does the school’s vision support high levels of wellbeing and academic progress for learners?
- How well does the school’s vision support continuity and progression in learning and well-being from 3–16?
- How well does the school’s vision support improvement and change?
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- How well does the school’s vision support the development and implementation of a Curriculum for Wales?
- How well does the school’s vision support learners to work towards the four curriculum purposes?
- How well does the strategic vision support the school to develop as a learning organisation?
- How well does the school vision develop a collaborative culture of learning?
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- How well do school leaders draw upon the shared vision to highlight effective practice or to challenge underperformance?
- How well do the school’s improvement processes assist the school to achieve its vision?
- How well do we use the school's vision, aims and values when making decisions about future improvement priorities?
- How well does the school keep the effectiveness of its strategic vision under review?
Associated professional learning journey resources
The following resources, produced as part of the professional learning journey, provide case study examples from schools where the school has redeveloped its vision in line with the new curriculum.
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Developing a whole-school vision: Blaenavon Heritage VC Primary School -
Developing school vision and teacher agency: Cardiff High School -
Developing a whole-school vision: Heronsbridge Special School -
Developing a culture of change: Maesteg School -
Our curriculum development journey: Romilly Primary School -
Developing a school vision: Victoria CP School -
Developing a whole-school vision: Flourish Curriculum – Ystrad Mynach Primary School