ABSTRACT
Monitoring is concerned with the systematic collection of data to establish how well, say, a subject team is performing. Monitoring provides the evidence for evaluation, which is concerned with issues of quality; it involves considering whether or not performance or service could be improved. The review process is concerned with using the outcomes from monitoring and evaluation to develop strategies for improving performance or service. Many teachers associate monitoring and evaluation with accountability but a more powerful reason for engaging in monitoring and evaluation is that it helps a team or school to consider how things might be done better in the future. In other words, the process can benefit students. In effective schools, monitoring, evaluation and review are integral elements of the school development planning process. Appraisal for teachers is based on legislation and is a legal requirement. Effective middle leaders evaluate the performance of individual colleagues as well as their team overall.
