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How a school looks at teaching shapes how teaching improves. Done well, lesson observation and quality assurance develop teachers and raise standards; done badly, they breed anxiety and box-ticking. This training helps your leaders observe and quality-assure teaching in a way that genuinely improves it.
Below, we explain what our lesson observation and quality assurance training involves, and how it helps you improve teaching across the school.
What Is Lesson Observation & Quality Assurance Training?
It’s practical training that helps leaders observe teaching and quality-assure it developmentally. We cover what to look for, observing without grading, giving useful feedback, triangulating evidence, and using a range of quality assurance activities to build an accurate, honest picture.
We focus on quality assurance that develops teachers rather than judging them, and tailor it to your context and improvement priorities.
Who Is This Training For?
It’s designed for all education settings: maintained schools, academies, and multi-academy trusts, Alternative Provisions, and SEND Units/Hubs. It suits senior and middle leaders, subject leaders, and anyone who observes teaching. Trusts often run it across schools for consistent quality assurance.
Many schools ask for it to make observation developmental, build consistent quality assurance, or move away from graded lesson judgements.
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What Does the Training Cover?
We shape the content around your priorities. You can book a whole-school INSET, a group session, or focused one-to-one support. Our most common areas include:
- What to look for when observing teaching
- Observing without grading lessons
- Giving useful, developmental feedback
- Triangulating evidence from multiple sources
- Book looks, learning walks, and pupil voice
- Building an accurate picture of teaching
- Quality assurance that develops teachers
- Consistency in observation across the school
How This Training Helps Your School, Academy, Trust, or Alternative Provision
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Improve teaching, not just judge it
Your leaders learn to observe in a way that develops teachers and raises standards.
2
Move beyond grading lessons
We help you observe developmentally, without the anxiety that graded judgements create.
3
Give useful feedback
Leaders learn to give feedback that helps teachers improve, not just tick a box.
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Build an accurate picture
We show leaders how to triangulate evidence for an honest view of teaching.
5
Quality-assure consistently
Your leaders develop a shared, consistent approach to looking at teaching.
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Develop your teachers
Good quality assurance is professional development, not just monitoring.
7
Support subject leaders
Middle leaders learn to quality-assure their subject confidently and fairly.
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How the Training Works
- 1We talk with you to understand your context, your staff, and what you want to change.
- 2We tailor the content to your setting, your phase, and your improvement priorities.
- 3We practise observation and feedback together, so leaders develop a shared, consistent approach.
- 4We deliver the training in person or online, in a way that fits your calendar.
- 5We give you practical resources and tools your staff can use straight away.
- 6We follow up to help you embed the learning, so it sticks and changes classroom practice.
What Your Staff Get
Every participant comes away with more than notes. They get:
- Clear, practical strategies they can use in the next lesson
- A shared language and consistent approach across the team
- Ready-to-use resources, tools, and templates
- The confidence to put the training into practice
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Key Features of Our Training
Developmental, not judgemental
We focus on quality assurance that improves teaching rather than grading it.
Tailored to your context
We shape the training around your improvement priorities and structures.
Whole-team, group, or individual
Train your leaders, a group, or coach individuals. We adapt to you.
Why Choose Jarvis Education?
We work only with education settings. We know how a school looks at teaching shapes how it improves. Our training helps you improve teaching across the school, with every decision staying focused on children.
Want to know how this training could work for your school? Just get in touch.
Next Steps & How to Get Started
- Speak to one of our experts. We’ll explain how we work, answer your questions, and help you shape the right training for your staff.
- We agree dates and delivery that suit your calendar, in person or online, and confirm everything in writing.
- Contact us today to discuss how we can support your school, academy, trust, and alternative provision.
- We’re ready to help and support you.
Who We Work With
We support settings of every type across England and internationally.
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