The EQFI Teacher Skill Audit is designed to assess current teaching practices and provide insights into how effectively teachers leverage their instructional and personality strengths to address challenges. It also supports teachers in bridging the gap between their current skills and desired skills, offering a clear development plan for growth.
The Teacher Skill Audit conducted by EQFI assesses the potential of each teacher of the school and records observation on the following five areas:
The HOW
TSA consists of series of intervention steps that feed into quality measurement of an institution with regard to its academic planning, implementation and reflection through:
Potential benefits of Teacher Skill Audit
It has been increasingly recognized that one of the most important factors determining student achievement is teacher quality. However, there are challenges to measuring teacher quality. A well-established, unbiased system of monitoring teacher effectiveness in an institution will enable the management to: School improvement is synonymous with the simple reality that it’s the teachers who matter the most. They establish the standards and expectations within each class and grade level. They are the agents of change. In order to maximize the skill and potential of individual staff member and recognize the professional needs of each teacher, it is imperative to take support of a model that would inform professional learning opportunities and create a culture of trust and collaboration where constructive, objective and actionable feedback on teacher practice is a regular exercise.
An external audit of this type is neutral, not based on any prior knowledge of the teacher, not influenced by internal relationships, and is data oriented.
The TSA exercise will help the school management in:
- Gaining new insight into staff abilities, their strengths and weaknesses.
- Identifying ways to improve individual teachers’ professional practices and organize need-aligned teacher trainings accordingly.
- Providing access to structured professional development to meet individual development needs of the teachers.
- Creating a more enriching, supportive and motivating environment for staff where observations, feedbacks and sharing of ideas form a part of the teaching learning process.
The TSA exercise will help the teachers in:
- Gaining insight into their instructional strengths, personality strengths, and areas for improvement.
- Providing constructive feedback on teaching practices that support them in minimizing areas of weakness.
- Providing an opportunity to design a development plan that supports their aspirations for becoming better teachers and identifying action steps to be taken.