The audit will help you identify a focus area for your school or own development. Once you have completed this audit, you should then look at the areas or themes which have been highlighted as a result. You can then match these to the various menus/subsections on the toolkit. Please bear in mind that there will be relevant content in a number of different menus/subsections.
Each section of the audit contains statements for you to reflect on your progress, identify actions/next steps and record evaluations and evidence. For recording progress, you can use a code (NS for Not Started, D for Developing or E for Embedded) or can colour code in traffic light fashion (Red for Not Started and so on). Using colours may help to identify areas of development at a quick glance and allow you to filter and sort the statements.
In terms of identifying actions or next steps, it may be useful to focus on a limited number of statements.
It is advisable to treat this audit as a working document, and it should be used to record evaluations, evidence and comments on progress as a matter of course. This will encourage revisiting the audit tool, and also reflecting on the ‘Progress’ column. Some actions may have an impact in the short term, where others may remain a focus for the course of the whole session; however, it is important that priorities are re-assessed on a regular basis.
The audit can be accessed and used as a Word Document or Excel Spreadsheet. Click on the links below to download the version that you would like to use:
Watch the video below on how to use the Excel version of the audit.
