Continual improvement: Escalae alongside teachers

What is it

The Continual Improvement service accompanies communities of teachers in order to design and implement projects for continual improvement of educational practice through criteria for managing quality, grounding teaching and collaborative work.

These communities are known as Communities to Institutionalise Educational Practice (CIEPs).

How does it work?

The projects carried out in the CIEPs are structured into three sessions:

• First session: the CIEP is set up and coordinated by an external agent (trainer, adviser or Facilita

• Following sessions: it gets under way and the different project phases are monitored.

• Final session: final assessment and presentation of findings.

Benefits

• Reinforces common methodology

• It facilitates changes towards common, grounded educational practice for all teachers.

• It means suitable teaching practices can be documented to strengthen the educational model.

Constant commitment and communication

• It facilitates communication and coordination between all agents involved.

• Teachers act as researchers of educational practice and work to assess, implement and improve the teaching and learning process.

Efficiency and timesaving

• Heads can efficiently manage real-life problems in the classroom and school/organisation.

• It cuts out bureaucracy and time spent implementing classroom improvements.