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Primary School Peer Review Programme Working Together to Achieve Better Outcomes for All

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About the Programme

The Primary School Peer Review Programme is a collaborative model designed to promote professional development, shared expertise, and school improvement across the West Midlands region and beyond.

Born from a shared commitment to excellence, this programme brings together a group of primary schools to participate in a safe, supportive, and constructive peer review process. Leaders engage in deep reflection, candid discussions and actionable feedback to strengthen practice and outcomes in their own schools and others.

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Why Get Involved?

Professional Growth & Development

  • Access opportunities for senior leadership team colleagues to observe other school environments and reflect on your own practice.
  • Receive constructive feedback and implement new strategies tailored to your school’s needs.
  • Improve leadership capacity through evidence-based dialogue and developmental conversations.
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A Supportive Community

  • Join a strong network of like-minded school leaders.
  • Share best practice, overcome challenges together and uplift each other professionally.
  • Gain encouragement and guidance in a non-judgmental, collegial environment.

A Culture of Improvement, Support & Kindness

  • Improvement:
    Commit to ongoing reflection, action and ambition across your school.
  • Support:
    Engage in open, honest conversations that inspire school-wide growth.
  • Kindness:
    Give and receive feedback with empathy, respect, and professionalism.
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Programme Principles

Our model aligns with the NAHT’s nine principles of effective peer review:

  • Committed to better outcomes for all
  • Action-focused
  • Rigorous and objective
  • Structured and robust
  • Expert and evidence-led
  • Done with, not to, the school
  • Open and trusted
  • Builds deeper relationships
  • Commitment to continuous improvement

How the Peer Review Works

Our Peer Review Programme supports school improvement through a clear and structured framework that enables reciprocal review, joint reflection and collaborative planning. The process is supportive, professionally enriching and focused on school-led improvement.

The Peer Review Cycle Includes:

1. Preparation & Planning

  • You’ll be partnered with an experienced Lead Reviewer who will work with you and your team to shape the review.
  • You set the agenda – the review focus is chosen by your school based on your priorities.
  • A team of external reviewers – senior leaders from across our trusted network – will be carefully selected to carry out your review.
  • All reviewers, including your own team, will take part in high-quality Reviewer Training to ensure consistency and rigour.
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2. The Review Visit

  • A structured, full-day review (with optional two-day reviews available), facilitated by trained peer reviewers.
  • Reviewers undertake a series of focused activities alongside school leaders to explore the agreed area of focus.
  • The day features constructive professional dialogue, offering fresh perspectives and challenge in a supportive environment.
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3. Feedback & Reflection

  • On-the-day feedback is provided in a spirit of honesty and respect, celebrating strengths and highlighting areas for consideration.
  • Insights are drawn from collaborative observations, discussions and evidence gathered throughout the visit.
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4. Action & Follow-Up

  • A written report from your Lead Reviewer will summarise key findings and offer suggestions for next steps.
  • You’ll receive guidance and support to help implement any agreed strategies.
  • The relationships formed through the process create opportunities for ongoing collaboration and support from across the peer review network.
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Feedback taken from school leaders who took part in the Gateway Pilot Peer Review Programme:

“An extremely useful exercise which gave the school a good outlook on its strengths and areas for improvement.”

“Peer review allows us to reflect with clarity, receive honest feedback and grow in a way that’s kind, meaningful, and powerful.”

“A positive and well-structured day of collaborative review – led by experienced school leaders – offering challenge, insight, and clear next steps to support school improvement and inspection readiness.”

“Highly skilled reviewers provided valuable feedback, affirming our strengths and guiding areas for development. A powerful day of professional dialogue and focused improvement.”

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Get Involved

Would your school benefit from joining a collaborative, professionally enriching review network? We are inviting more schools to join this exciting journey – to grow, reflect and improve together.

Contact us today to express interest or to arrange an initial discussion.

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