ABSTRACT
This chapter describes an approach to staff appraisal which has developed between 1986–1988, within the context of 'whole-school' evaluation and curriculum development. The process of teacher appraisal should be the natural and logical consequence of developing the school and the curriculum. The key aims of the process should be the enhancement of educational opportunities for the pupils and professional opportunities for the staff. To try and achieve this it is essential that a context to facilitate the professional development of colleagues is created. A logical consequence of the creation of job definition was the self-setting by staff of termly targets for professional work. In main school classes, pupils have regular opportunities to review their work and progress through a record system which structures their involvement. The important point about the records and the personal files is that they provide systematic opportunities for teachers and children to review learning.
