IP Newsletter June 2026

Overview

As we move into the final weeks of the academic year, many schools and colleges are balancing day-to-day priorities with end-of-year evaluation and planning for September.

This is often the point where leaders begin asking important questions:

What impact have our improvement priorities had?
Which professional development activities have made the biggest difference?
Where have we seen the strongest progress, and where are further improvements needed?
How can we ensure a smooth transition into the next academic year?

The evidence you collect now will help shape strategic decisions for the year ahead. It is also an opportunity to celebrate successes, recognise staff achievements, and ensure improvement activity remains focused on what matters most.

iP helps bring together monitoring, CPD, performance management, self-evaluation, and improvement planning in one place, making it easier to evaluate impact and prepare confidently for September.

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Before the summer break, why not schedule a quick system review with our team?

We'll help you review your current setup, ensure you're making the most of the latest features, and identify opportunities to streamline processes ahead of the new academic year. It's also a great opportunity to discuss your improvement priorities and ensure your system is ready to support them from day one in September.

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Your Strategic Checklist

As you prepare for the new academic year, use the Reflect, Implement, Improve approach:

Reflect: Review the evidence you've collected this year. Which data-informed decisions drove improvement? If a process isn't adding value, consider simplifying or removing it.

Implement: Set up your key School Development Plan priorities and activities before the summer break, ensuring they're ready to align with appraisal, monitoring, and CPD processes from day one.

Improve: Use your findings to shape professional learning priorities. Focus CPD on identified areas for development and ensure new staff are equipped with the knowledge and access they need from the outset.

Empower Leaders: Enable middle and subject leaders to access the information they need independently, supporting greater ownership of improvement priorities and evidence-informed decision making.

Preparing for End-of-Year Reviews

As the academic year draws to a close, now is the ideal time to prepare for end-of-year review meetings. Taking a few moments to ensure records are complete will help make discussions more productive and provide a clear picture of progress.

Within iP, you can review objectives, update progress, record comments, and ensure supporting evidence is in place ahead of review meetings. This not only supports meaningful conversations but also helps create a strong foundation for next year's objectives and professional development.

Before your reviews, remember to:

Check that objectives are up to date.
Add any final evidence or comments to support discussions.
Review completed CPD activities and their impact.
Identify priorities that can feed into next year's development plans.

Keeping everything up to date now will save valuable time later and ensure your appraisal process is ready for a smooth transition into the new academic year.

What's New

Password Reset for Multi-Login Users: We've improved the password reset process for users with multiple login accounts. Users managing access across multiple accounts can now reset their passwords seamlessly, supporting a smoother sign-in experience and reducing administration time.
CPD enhancements: Improved cost tracking to include travel and course fees in a single total, with a new Notes field to capture additional context such as reflections and outcomes, and introduced Course Codes to standardise and improve tracking of CPD activities and programmes.
New Development Plan Report: A new report titled “Objective Details” has been added to iP, bringing together key development objectives, activities, ownership, progress, and related information to improve visibility of organisational improvement planning and support more effective tracking of progress.
Review Status Reporting: Users can now add comments within a review prior to end-of-year meetings to reflect the status of objectives, with the ability to expand objectives in the closure review to view associated comments.

Click here to view the full release notes

Looking Ahead

As we continue through the final part of the academic year, the focus remains on strengthening evidence, refining practice, and ensuring systems are working effectively to support improvement priorities.

In our next newsletter, we’ll continue to explore practical ways to support end-of-year processes and help you make the most of the data, insights, and activity gathered over the year so far.

We look forward to sharing more updates with you soon.

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