Our Quick How-To Tutorial
Team Reviews in Perspective are designed to help curriculum leaders benchmark their curriculum areas quickly, highlight strengths, and identify areas for improvement. Packed with guidance, Bite-Sized Questions, and helpful tools, Team Reviews make collaboration and self-evaluation faster and easier.
The Team Review structure is directly based on the Ofsted SEF framework, ensuring alignment with inspection expectations. If you need to reference or compare previous evaluations, you can revert to any SEF versions prior to September 2025 by selecting them from the dropdown menu at the top of the Team Reviews page. This allows you to review historical judgements, track progress over time, and ensure continuity in your evaluation process.
Getting Started
Team Setup
To begin creating a Team Review, you must first have a team with access to Team Reviews. For further instructions, click here.
To create a Team Review, the team must have the Team Review setting enabled.
Assign a Team Leader responsible for managing the team.
Who Can Access
Team Leader
Deputy
Anyone in the team with Can Make Judgements
Permissions:
Can Make Judgements – allows users to access and edit the Team Review.
Can Agree – allows users to agree/publish the review.
These permissions are set via Settings (cog icon) > Manage Users, selecting the user, and ticking the appropriate boxes under their team.
Team Review Dashboard
Hover over Self Evaluation and click Team Reviews
If part of multiple teams, select the relevant team
Dashboard Options
There are several options on the Team Review overview page.
Switch Team – if you belong to multiple teams, quickly switch between them
Agree All – publish all sections at once
Team Review Downloads – download reports, access archives, or the Ofsted Inspection Handbook. For more information on Perspective reports, click here.
Headteachers can hide sections such as Early Years or Post-16 provision if not applicable via Settings > School Preferences
Creating/Editing Your Team Review
- Click on the panel for the section you want to contribute to.
- This opens the section editor, where all the tools and options for that section are available.
Section Options
The left-hand menu gives you access to all the different tools for completing a section. These options allow you to capture evidence, write judgements, add supporting documentation, and link targets.
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Guidance
Opens detailed guidance notes specific to that section.
Why: Helps ensure that your answers align with best practice and the EIF expectations.
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Make a Judgement
Directs you to the main text field to start drafting your section content.
Why: This is the shared space that will ultimately form the agreed Team Review, so it’s important to ensure clarity, detail, and accuracy here.
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Bite-Sized Questions (BSQs)
Allows each team member to contribute their own perspective and evidence.
Why: BSQs capture individual insights without overwriting the shared judgement, helping the Team Leader and SLT see a fuller picture of performance across the team.
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Attachments
Upload supporting evidence or documentation.
Why: Ensures that judgements are backed by concrete examples, making the review robust and defensible during internal or external audits.
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Targets
Link existing targets or create new ones directly related to this section.
Why: Embeds accountability and ensures that the review informs ongoing development and future objectives.
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Notes
Add informal comments or feedback for your team members.
Why: Notes facilitate discussion and collaboration without altering the agreed content.
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Agreed Answer
Displays the most recently agreed text and grade for this section.
Why: Provides context so you can see what has already been agreed, avoiding duplication or conflicting information.
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Answers and grades are saved automatically. Click Agree Grade & Text to publish a section. Updates overwrite previous content.
Drafting Your Section
Start typing in the Make a Judgement text box.
You can create tables, lists, and structured notes to organise your evidence and insights.
Use the guidance notes to ensure your language and grading align with expectations.
Your content is automatically saved, so you can focus on quality rather than worrying about losing work.
Why: Drafting directly in the system ensures that all contributions are captured in real time and ready for collaboration or agreement.
Using Grades
Assign a grade for the section by selecting an overall judgement
Hover over a judgement to open the Guidance tab for detailed descriptions of each grade.
If you make a mistake, you can reset the grade to Not Graded.
Why: Grading each section provides a clear, evidence-backed evaluation of your team’s performance and ensures consistency across the SEF.
Make Full Use of BSQs
Access BSQs via the left-hand menu.
Each team member can provide individual answers to questions, which are private until pulled into the shared judgement.
Grade and attach evidence to each BSQ.
One of the most powerful features: you can import answers from team members into your main Team Review area:
Navigate to Bite-Sized Questions
Click Team Answers to view all team submissions
Click Copy to Clipboard for any answer you want to add
Paste it directly into your Make a Judgement section
This enables collaboration and ensures your Team Review incorporates the best contributions from the whole team.
Why: This feature encourages collaboration and allows the Team Leader to create a rich, well-informed Team Review, drawing on the expertise of the whole team without losing individual perspectives.
Agreeing a Section
Once you’re satisfied with the content and grade, click Agree Grade & Text.
This publishes the section to the agreed Team Review.
You can revisit and update any section at any time; new agreements will overwrite previous content.
Why: Agreeing a section ensures that your team’s contributions are formally recognised and incorporated into the final document, which will be shared with SLT and other stakeholders.