Gemma Day found SchooliP:

• Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“It is a good space to keep school improvement evidence together. School IP allows all members of SLT to access information that adds to our understanding of SIP progress and to identify next steps.”
• Significantly provides school data“By changing the status of targets, we can see visually how well we are progressing towards our intended aims and can adjust our plans accordingly if needed.”
• Does not significantly improve teaching efficiency“Before we used School IP to record information from lesson observations, we simply used Word documents. This meant having to open them individually to gain a full picture of each teacher's effectiveness. Since we have been using the 'strengths' and 'next steps' feature, this is easier to find in one place, although we still need to refine how we are using this to ensure it is even clearer.”
• Does not significantly improve teacher wellbeing“Some teachers like the fact that they can record their evidence on the portfolio so they can show the work they have been doing to develop themselves and their practice over the year. Other teachers find using the system difficult which can add to their workload when they need to find time to meet with someone to help them to do this. As a line manager, I personally find the evidence base very useful for performance management discussions and to identify ways to further support each staff member. This impacts positively on my wellbeing as I know I can be prepared for upcoming meetings by reading uploaded documentation and evidence. Since we have been using the grading system against the teaching standards, there has been some additional pressure felt by some teachers as they struggle with making a decision about where they feel their practice best fits.”
• Significantly improves school processes“SIP being a live document with progress monitored. Observations linked to teacher portfolios makes feedback easy to access. Good way to record CPD. Performance management is a two-way process.”