Case study library
The SIAMS case study library serves a dual purpose. By offering examples of effective and innovative practice, it celebrates and highlights the impact of school practice in the areas evaluated during a SIAMS inspection. Alongside this, it provides a resource to guide and motivate schools looking to develop their own practice. In this way, it supports the wider ecosystem of Church school development.
The case study library is embedded within the routine cycle of SIAMS inspection, which seeks to answer six or seven inspection questions.
Who is this for?
The library is intended to be of particular interest to:
Leaders and staff of Church of England schools, Methodist schools, joint Church of England/Methodist and Church of England/Roman Catholic schools
Leaders of schools with a non-denominational or inter-denominational Christian foundation
Leaders and advisers in dioceses, the Methodist Academies and Schools Trust (MAST), and multi academy trusts, who may also find the content valuable in their work
Case studies
Case studies are indexed by date, with the most recently submitted appearing first, and grouped according to the inspection question areas.
The National SIAMS Team retains editorial oversight of all entries. A school may request the removal of a case study by contacting SIAMS@churchofengland.org . From time to time, entries may be moved to an archive. This may occur when a section of the library reaches a high number of entries.
The two case studes highlighted below are our most recent submissions. A full list of case studies can be found further down this page.
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This area includes entries that exemplify ways in which leaders develop and implement their Christian vision and how that informs the school’s curriculum.
Kingsland - Video | Lighthouse Centre Project (pdf)
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This area includes entries that focus on how adults and pupils access spiritual flourishing through worship and the wider life of a school.
Worship and prayer at St Paul’s Church of England VA Primary School, Langleybury - Case Study
St Peter’s, Cassington - Spirituality at St Peter’s (pdf)
St Chad’s - Window on the World (pdf)
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This area provides examples of the ways in which schools promote an internal ethos of nurture and enable a culture of justice and responsibility towards others.
Widening the world at Marwood Church of England Infant School - Case Study
Kingsland - Video | Lighthouse Centre Project (pdf)
Ashton Keynes - Video | Better lives (pdf)
Bishopton Redmarshall - Video: Headteacher | Video: Pupils
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This area offers studies of effectiveness in the curriculum for religious education and how teaching secures knowledge and skills in the subject.
Lady Margaret - How faith informs views about the criminal justice system (pdf) | Video: Staff | Video: Pupils