This short paper explores the somewhat limited literature surrounding the subject of short evaluations as a technique for teacher evaluation and the enhancement of learning. Drawing heavily on the work of Marshall (2013) it makes a case for this approach to observation in preference to full-length lesson observation. Finally it offers two sample rubrics which can be used when conducting short evaluations, which are drawn from international schools known to the author.

This paper presents a review of recent literature in the field of teacher evaluation or appraisal. It considers the problems commonly associated with more traditional methods of teacher evaluation and synthesises these with the author's own professional experience as an international school Principal, to offer a six-point summary of the main criticisms. Based on the inverse of these criticisms, the paper then proposes six general principles for an improved, evidence-based approach to teacher evaluation.

A longitudinal case study into Head of Department workload in one ‘British-style’ international school.