Case Study

Putting staff in charge of their own development, and fostering a culture of openness

"BlueSky has really allowed staff to lead on their own development. We also view BlueSky as a way of investing in our staff."

"Staff are able to monitor their own performance and log their development journey in BlueSky – we think of it as their rucksack to collect evidence of their progress. The senior leadership team can then monitor performance throughout the year rather than carrying out assessments on a designated date for which staff prepare. This means we have a clear understanding of where individuals are and any additional training needs they may have. BlueSky provides us with a helicopter view of whole-school improvement and also allows us to drill down into the granular details of an individual's performance and where they fit into whole school improvement.

"Staff have really bought into BlueSky and are now using it to log their own development."

"Before deciding on BlueSky as our new model, we conducted a survey of staff attitudes and it was clear everyone was ready for change. Ensuring that staff would use the new system was essential and thanks to the strength of the support we received from BlueSky, including training and unlimited use of the BlueSky helpline, this need has definitely been met".

"We also use BlueSky for all of our monitoring, including book analysis. We knew when initiating the new system that we wanted to avoid anything that was paper-based and BlueSky is perfect for this."

Read more from Barnby Road Academy on how BlueSky has supported their model for whole school teaching and learning.

https://www.blueskyeducation.co.uk/our-schools/updating-our-model-for-whole-school-teaching-and-learning