Best Practice: Getting the Most Out of Intelligent Evidence

Spotlight on your areas rather than floodlight. Upload and review one framework area at a time rather than everything at once. See What is the Spotlight Approach?

Back up your evidence from more than one angle. A policy is a good start, but it's stronger alongside something that shows it working in practice. See Triangulation of Evidence: Why It's Important

Flag your strongest evidence. Use the Best Example tick so the standout piece for each descriptor is clear on your report. See Best Example

Get a second pair of eyes on it. Use Peer Reviewed when a team, SLT, or lead reviewer has checked and agreed on a piece of evidence. See Peer Review

Name your documents clearly before uploading. Include dates where helpful, so evidence is easy to recognise later, since documents can't be renamed once uploaded. See Can I rename a document after uploading it?

Together, these habits help keep your evidence base accurate, well organised, and ready whenever you need it, whether that's for an Ofsted call, a governors' meeting, or your own school improvement planning.