Are Within School Variation measures an indicator of leadership quality?
. Yes, we believe so. 4Matrix provides evidence of the consistency of the school’s outputs. School leaders should be judged first and foremost on their impact on the outputs of the school. After all, a sausage factory is judged on how good the sausages are. How well pupils do in relation to their capacity to learn is the impact measure for schools. A school that has good leadership at all levels will be one that has consistently high achievement and low variation in standards.
. Yes, we believe so. 4Matrix provides evidence of the consistency of the school’s outputs. School leaders should be judged first and foremost on their impact on the outputs of the school. After all, even a sausage factory is judged on how good the sausages are. How well pupils do in relation to their capacity to learn is the impact measure for schools. A school that has good leadership at all levels will be one that has consistently high achievement and low variation in standards.