Appraisal Systems

Appraisal systems must be effective: they must be objective, improve performance; motivate staff and monitor the effectiveness of the appraisal and the system. Time consuming appraisal systems are generally the result of a lack of objectivity towards the purpose of appraisal and the intended outcomes of the appraisal.

As schools move towards ever greater autonomy, levels of internal accountability on behalf of the leaders and managers have increased proportionally. The need to secure evidence of improvement lies not only with the School Leadership Team but with the Governors and staff as well, therefore, the appraisal system should act as an essential mechanism for the objective monitoring of the School Improvement Plan.

IMPRIMIS is able to offer Appraisal Training in the following areas:

• Establishing an effective 40 minute appraisal structure
• Training appraisers in alignment/motivating appraisal systems
• Training using motivational performance indicators as starting point of appraisal
• Training in establishing and monitoring performance indicators in the appraisal process
• Training in application of appropriate reward strategies as part of the appraisal process
• Training in establishing a 10 minute initial appraisal meeting
• Training on embedding 'feeling', 'thinking' and 'knowing' into the appraisal process
• Training on using the appraisal process to identify and undo blockages to progress
• Training on the effective use of smart goals in the appraisal system
• Training on the use of appraisal agreement statements
• Integrating Job Description review into appraisal process
• Securing the links between appraisal and performance management
• Securing the links between appraisal and TLRs
• Securing the links between appraisal and SIP
• Securing the links between appraisal and Leadership from the Middle