Perfecting Development Plan Writing
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Click each provider’s name to see a detailed list of impact on staff.
Boston College
- I found the whole day quite liberating! This was a challenging day, that enabled me to reflect on my own practice and my organisations approach to self assessment and continuous quality improvement.
- I found the issue and symptom activity particularly useful in helping to drill down to the real problem. I also liked the ‘what does outstanding look like for our college’ discussion, especially for English and math and induction.
- The practical resources were fantastic and certainly something we will be using further. The whole day was practical, well paced and productive. I came away feeling exhausted, but informed and motivated to apply and build on what I had learnt. Thank you!
- I would value support from a more strategic perspective on reviewing our college SAR/QIP process. I am keen to attend the online session in October to learn more!
Bury College
- It’s show time! We are ready to step up to the plate.
- I really like the concept of saying to an inspector that I would like to show you the issue I had, what I did about it and the impact it has had on my learners.
- This approach provides a framework for affective critical thinking – need to make this happen.
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
- Marching through the pearly gates of development plan writing heaven.
- My eyeballs have been spruced up a bit (window-cleaned).
- The emotional aspect is so important to me. It impacts our students considerably & staff and I feel this was clearly acknowledged in your session.
Buxton & Leek College
- Changed the way that I think!
- You get that penny drop moment when you think of how effective SAR writing can have a positive impact on the quality and improvement of delivery.
- I wish I’d have known this sooner.
- Really informative session, the session leaves you with a lot to think about which requires time to digest.
- It will make me stop more and consider the symptom/issue situation.
- I will introduce more time for professional discussion and focus the team’s efforts on root cause analysis. Make sure the development plan is a priority. More focus on the digital impact of the last 18 months and IAG and induction.
College of West Anglia
- Inspired.
- Allocating champions, rather than making someone responsible has the power to change the game in terms of ownership and staff buy in.
- The group work was really useful as well as the one to one support you offered.
Grimsby Institute
- Chomping at the bit to discuss changes.
- How a QIP doc can be used more effectively without unnecessary additional work #keepitsimple. I really liked the concept of a celebration box and will be championing this asap. It was the usual interesting and engaging session I have come to expect from Tony.
Homefield College
- Hit the nail on the head.
- Format of development plan to enable improved information – less restrictive and reward of completion so document doesn’t get larger. Ensuring that you are getting to the root cause rather than just trying to deal with the symptom.
- The training was delivered with clear enthusiasm, which further improved the learning experience. Good combination of input, practice and reflection.
Hull College
- Like arriving at the top of a mountain to finally get the most fantastic view – a clear view, no background noise.
- Looking for clarity to identify the root cause rather than focussing on symptoms.
- The skilled use of zoom as a presentation tool with Prezi overlay, shortcut buttons, using wikis etc is a whole training course in itself. Fantastic delivery.
- Today was a reflective experience.
Kingston Maurward College
- Sharpening the saw!
- Really useful to reflect on the current plan and how to avoid common issues that don’t facilitate rapid improvement e.g. symptoms not issues, end point data etc.
- Our new QIP process will use similar format to one shared with each ‘issue’ becoming a project for a project manager (champion) to take on … before putting it in a celebration (impact) file.
- Loved to see some of the advanced Zoom techniques being used. I am googling how to have a transparent presentation next to me on screen! I am keen to work with the team on self-assessment process more and may well engage some or all in future sessions. Thanks Tony.
Learning and Enterprise College Bexley
- Be more mindful of the masking words and finding the root cause.
- The blended delivery was working well for me as it was difficult to travel on this occasion. Tony skilfully switched between participants and I felt included.
Nottingham College
- Like picking at a scab when you are child. Picking and picking until finally it peels off to uncover ….. (a great feel of satisfaction).
- Adding ‘however’ to strengths – but not including what you need to do to improve.
OxfordSaudia Flight Academy
- Going from ‘standing’ on my head to standing on my feet.
- Shift the focus to finding the issues, instead of focusing on the symptoms.
- I’ll need to go through the process with a colleague to ensure I’m focusing on issues, not symptoms.
- A great session with great ideas. Thank you Tony. I am new to this position, so it’s all part of the learning process for me. Using an effective development plan will massively improve the assessment of “symptoms” and “issues”, which I will communicate with other departments.
Peterborough College
- Lots to take on board.
- Moving text to appendix on SAR. Issues and symptoms. Layout of QIP – well paced with lots of activities. I enjoyed it. Need to apply to this year’s documents. Good working with other colleges.
Skills and Education Group
- ‘Worth its weight in gold’!
- Lots to change…. the wording of ‘responsibility’ to ‘champion’; linking symptoms to root-cause issues; putting everyone in the college central, either directly or indirectly, to the learner’s success.
- Looking at the insight to development plans. This will help us to train staff in the understanding of how best to writer their development plan in the future.
Solihull College
- I now have a much clearer idea about how to address symptoms when writing QIPs.
- The day was really well scheduled and managed. I cannot think of any improvements.
The Oxford Partnership (Saudi Arabia)
- Now I can differentiate between issues and symptoms and suggest solutions accordingly.
- It help me to understand the wobble moments and how to work on the root causes of the symptoms and work on these indicators to write objectives.
- It helped me climb another milestone for perfecting development plan writing and also I caught a golden fish by getting my hands on your development plan – its so awesome!
- A new idea is the spark that lights an eternal flame.
- The development form shared is very useful and practical organizing the information and targets to meet the objectives.
- Excellent.
- I would like to change the perspective of only working on weakness but focus on strengths and become champion.
- Self dissection.
- I will be better able to explore and assess my development plans in future. And will be able to resolve symptoms and identify their root cause issue.
- Differentiate between symptom and issues.
- Sailing exploring new land.
- Thank you for the rich session.
Wirral Metropolitan College
- The QIP slate has been wiped clean.
- Change QIP to a series of Development Plans.
- Really enjoyable and completely changed my attitude towards quality improvement planning and processes.
York College
- The little boy has his finger in the hole but he needs to rebuild the dyke!
- It gave me an insight into your ideas about this topic and it will help me in my task of changing the college. As discussed with Tony, I am learning from him and hope to share/collaborate as part of York’s journey to a new way of doing QI.
- It was brilliant.
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