Lesson Observation platforms that support SSO and data sync?

[pete]

We're in the market for an easier and more consistent means of conducting lesson observations across the trust.  This would be for primary and secondary settings, with a bit of pre-school.

 

A quick demo of SISRA Observe looked interesting but the lack of SSO (and so MFA) and MIS data sync puts me off.  That's two basic requirements missing.

 

So what are your schools using that isn't a series of manky spreadsheets and doesn't require YetAnotherLogin?

 

cheers

 

Pete

 

 

[Teach007]

Just out of interest, aside from the SSO and MIS data sync, what are you after:

• Database of observations undertaken (date, observer, observed, class/set including year group, subject, class size, SEN count, EAL count, Pupil Premium count)

• Observer and observed roles linked to school positions such as subject lead, ECT mentor, SLT for cross-trust comparisons

• Observer to have (temporary) access to prior lesson plans, seating plans, SEN arrangements including EHCPs, recent student work, scheme of work, class baseline data eg. KS2 prior attainment or CAT4 scores, class and student recent results including internal and external (where relevant)

• Customisable list of 'targets' with a score and a comment for each, eg. Stretch/Challenge, Differentiation, Behaviour, Engagement, Questioning

• Overall score based on some custom calculation - configurable per school or trust

• 'Status sequence' for observation (Draft, Under Review meaning contested or more info required, Final Contested, Final Agreed) with an audit trail of messages (link to actions/follow-up)

• Benchmarking mechanism to compare observation outcomes across departments or schools to ensure consistent standards

• Dashboard showing patterns and trends across subjects, year groups and key groups like SEN, Pupil Premium, EAL

• Reports and export to PDF and XLSX

Nice to have:

• Link to safeguarding system to flag or track concerns raised during observations

• Normalisation feedback for observers to highlight scoring patterns, flag inconsistencies and support moderation

• Marking review to evaluate the quality of marking and feedback as part of the observation process - presumably 'offline' 

• Link to CPD log and performance management system to connect observation outcomes with professional development