Updated: 11 March 2025

Use these questions in performance management meetings to move the conversation beyond compliance to impact, professional growth and next year's goals.

1. Reflecting on Objective Outcomes

  • To what extent have the outcomes of this objective been achieved?
  • Which success criteria remain relevant and appropriate?
  • What specific impact has the achievement of this objective had on:
  • Pupil outcomes?
  • Staff practice and development (where relevant)?
  • What evidence can you provide to demonstrate this impact?
  • Has the objective contributed to wider school improvement priorities?

2. Evaluating Effectiveness and Areas for Improvement

  • Which aspects of your work had the greatest impact—and why?
  • Are there any areas that could have had a greater impact? What might have helped?
  • Which actions or strategies proved most effective?
  • Were any of the original strategies or actions adjusted? If so, why?
  • What didn’t work as well, and what have you learned from that?

3. Sustaining and Building on Success

  • How can the success of this objective be maintained over time?
  • What specific actions are needed to embed or extend this progress?
  • What are the workload or resource implications of sustaining this success?
  • Is there potential for this work to evolve into a new objective for the next cycle?
  • How might this learning be shared more widely within the school?

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