Consistent SEND practice across dozens of schools is no small challenge—yet GEMS Education is showing what’s possible with the right tools, structure, and support.
“EMS has enabled schools to conduct consistent self-evaluations aligned with cluster-wide expectations, ensuring transparency and comparability… It has provided a benchmark for all schools to work against the same framework, opening up discussions about practice in a supportive and collaborative way.”
Stacey Bradwell, Director of Primary Inclusion
Our latest case study explores how EvaluateMySchool is helping GEMS to strengthen coherence, deepen collaboration, and further embed data‑informed decision‑making at the heart of inclusion across its schools.
We are delighted to share our latest case study, which explores how Oxfordshire’s SEND team is using EMS to drive school improvement. In this case study, Jane Elvidge, Lead Officer in Oxfordshire’s SEND Strategic Early Intervention Team, explains how her team has used EMS to streamline self-evaluation, analyse trends and identify common areas for development across settings.
Our latest case study shares how LiFE Multi Academy Trust is driving meaningful, school-led change through the power of self-evaluation. By using EMS, they’ve reshaped how they approach safeguarding, attendance, SEND, and support for disadvantaged students—putting collaboration, accountability, and real-time data at the heart of improvement.
Lara Hall, Director of School Improvement, led the charge:
“It’s completely transformed the way I work. I don’t say that lightly.”
Brooke Weston Trust is harnessing the power of EvaluateMySchool (EMS) to drive meaningful change across its schools. Dr. Rachel Lawrence-Byron, Strategic Leader of SEND and Associate Principal at Wisbech Academy, shares how EMS has become a game-changer for the trust’s self-evaluation process.
✅ Key Wins:
🔍 Expert-designed questions to assess SEND provision with precision.
🗣️ A shared language across schools, enabling collaboration and consistency.
📈 Continuous tracking of progress, ensuring every school stays on its improvement journey.
“EMS gives us a shared set of questions we can all use, creating a common language to talk about SEND provision.” — Dr. Rachel Lawrence-Byron
Read the full case study to discover how BWT is using EMS to identify strengths, highlight areas for development, and empower school leaders to make data-driven decisions.
Our latest case study featuring Simon Tanner, National Director of SEND at E-ACT, looks at how our EMS platform can be combined with GL Education’s assessment data, to drive SEND strategy across a multi-academy trust. Read it below or download a copy:
