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SCHOOL EVALUATIONGREECE
Sofia Saiti
School Advisor / Preschool Education
Structure of the Greek Education System 2012/13
Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports.
Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports
Regional Education Directorates (13)
Directorates of Education (Prefecture)
Schools
Teacher’s teaching hours per week (Primary) 2517/1997
25 hours ( in 1, 2 or 3 seater schools) 24 (0-10 years) 23 (10 - 15 years) 22 (15 - 20 years) 21 (20 & more years) 20 (headmasters in 4 or 5 seater schools) 12 (headmasters in 6 or 8 seater schools) 10 (headmasters in 10 or 11 seater schools) 8 (headmasters in 12 & more seater schools)
Responsibilities of the school advisor Supervision Observation Peer teaching Mentoring, supporting – pedagogical work Training Coordination, planning, program development,
surveys, educational studies, Reporting (end of school year)-points out weaknesses,
difficulties, proposes ways of improvement
Educational reform New curricula (pilot implementation). upgrade of all-day school Establishment of the Institute of Educational Policy (IEP)
(scientific, executive body of the Ministry of Education which has an advisory and supportive role as far as the designing and imlementation of educational policy issues on primary and secondary education are concerned and on 4 pilars: Curricula, Evaluation, Training, Research)
Reformed induction programme for newly appointed teachers (app.100h divided into 3 phases)
School self – evaluation (2010-12 pilot implementation) School advisor’s training – certificate of “guidance competency” In this context, the educational reform cultivates the practice of
evaluation and feedback in order to identify potential areas for change and improvement.
Evaluation of educational work
Constitutes a major educational issue. 1982, the institution of the ‘inspector’ was substituted
by the school advisor Lack of assessment since then. Lack of assessment
culture The state has at times attended to pass laws that yet
remained nugatory. The passage of the last law 3848/2010 on the self-
assessment of educational work (AEE) has tried to establish the view that assessment consists an important scientific field of education with major socio-political dimensions
Self - assessement of educational work
Evaluation
School Improvement Effectiveness Reflection / Feedback Supervision
Internal evaluation (1) - primary and secondary education
Both external and internal evaluation are included in the law (ν. 3848/2010, 4142/2013) - teachers’ evaluation has n’t taken its final form yet.
Project of Institution of Educational Policy Pilot self-assessment of school units was applied to a number
of schools who accepted (550) and the procedure lasted for 2 years. (total number 2010-2011: Preschool: 6067, primary: 5377)
It is conducted once a year by the headmaster and the educational staff of each school, in cooperation with the school advisor and in some cases with the parents and students as well.
Steps / PhasesFirst Year
Initial assessment of the overall profile (outlook) of the school
Mutually acceptable goals and priorities
Developing action research in school
Selection, planning and organization of action plans (projects)
Submission of the annual self-assessment report.
Second Year Realization of the action plans
(projects) Utilization (exploitation), of
results Submission of the annual self-
assessment report Results published on the school
website and on the Hellenic School Networ
(Use of the Observatory (Centre) of AEE.) Networking with other schools and
dissemination of good practices)
Tools / Sources for data collection
Teachers calendar Photos Videotaping of teaching acts Interviews with students and
parents Observation forms Questionnaires / Socialgram
Teachers‘ meetings(minutes)
Records from the meetings with parents
Students Data bases (e-school) Subjects content Comments/Views of all
involved Curriculla guide
SCHOOL IDENTITY
Social and civil characteristics of students and school
Α. DATA
Sectors Indexes
1. Means & Funds School room, materials, hardware and financial resources
Staff
Β. PROCEDURES
Sectors Indexes
2. Leadership, Management and Organization of School
Management & Coordination of School Life
Resource Management
Support and development of human resources
3. Teaching & Learning 3.1 Development and implementation of teaching practices
3.2.Development & implementation of pedagogical practices and assessment practices of students
4. Atmosphere and
relations at school
4.1Relations between teachers-students and between students
4.2. School and parents relations and partnerships with teachers - social actors
5.Programs, interventions and improvement actions
5.1 Educational programs and innovations, supportive and compensatory interventions
5.2 Develop and implement action plans to improve the educational work.
C. OUTCOMES
Sectors Indexes
6.Educational Outcomes
6.1 Students attendance – leak
6.2 Students achievements and progress6.3 Personal and social development of students
7. School outcomes 7.1 Fulfilling school objectives
«Authority for Quality Assurance in Primary and Secondary Education» Independed administrative (established (4142/ 9-4-13). It
consists of a Department of a scientific personnel of 25 and administrative of 10
It will evaluate the quality of the school units self –assessment and other entities’ work which are being supervised by the Ministry of Education and the teachers’ evaluation process as well, with main purpose to ensure the validity, the trustworthiness and the objectivity of the evaluation process (every 4 years)
One or more committee of 5 experts will be established in each Directorate of Education which will supervise the evaluation process.
