As an Academic Coordinator, you have a group of pages in the Performance → For Academic Coordinator menu. They are the tools you use to evaluate and grow your teachers — appraisal, teacher levels, walkthroughs and calibration — plus the Competency Framework for your own leadership growth. This page explains each one in plain English. New words are in Section 7 — Glossary.
What does an Academic Coordinator do here?
You sit close to teaching and learning at your school. In Academic Hub, you formally appraise teachers, do quick walkthroughs, keep each teacher's appraisal level up to date, and keep your scoring calibrated with other appraisers so it is fair.
Why these pages matter
Teachers grow fastest with clear, fair feedback. These pages turn classroom visits and observations into a consistent record — anchored to the same Cambridge Teacher Standards across the whole network, so a "good" at your school means the same as at any other.
Where to find these pages. They live under Performance → For Academic Coordinator in the navbar. You see this menu because you hold the Academic Coordinator role. Some pages are shared with School Principals and Cambridge Coordinators — that is by design. If a page redirects you with
?denied=..., that is a role gate; tell Eduversal.
Your four evaluation tools work together across the year. Read this small map first, then read each page in detail in Section 3.
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Step 1 · Watch
Teacher Walkthrough
Short, frequent classroom visits. Quick notes that build a picture over time — low stakes, high value.
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Step 2 · Appraise
Teacher Appraisal Entry
The formal appraisal against the network framework, anchored to Cambridge Teacher Standards.
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Step 3 · Level
Teacher Levels
The appraisal level each teacher is assessed against. It moves up only on the appraiser's formal recommendation — never down.
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Step 4 · Align
Appraisal Calibration
Compare your scoring with other appraisers so "a 4" means the same thing for everyone.
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How they fit together. Walkthroughs are the frequent, low-stakes visits — developmental feedback only, never part of the F2 score. The formal observations (at least three per teacher per semester, recorded in Academic Hub) are the formal judgement. Teacher Levels records the appraisal level each teacher is assessed against. Calibration keeps all your scoring fair and consistent with other appraisers. The Competency Framework is separate: it is for your own leadership growth, not for scoring teachers.
Each card tells you four things: what the page is, why we built it, what you will see, and what to do.
Teacher Appraisal Entry
/teacher-appraisal-entry
What it is
The formal teacher appraisal form. You score a teacher against the network appraisal framework (the F-items), with each item anchored to a Cambridge Teacher Standard.
Why we built it
Every teacher deserves a fair appraisal built on the same framework across the network. For teachers in the Teacher Appraisal population, the school's own appraisers — the Subject Leader or Head of Department, the Principal, and the Academic or Cambridge Coordinator — formally observe each teacher at least three times per semester (six or more per year). Those formal observations are recorded in Academic Hub (Teacher Appraisal Entry) and are the sole scored source of the teacher's F2 Classroom Observation result. Teachers still in Teacher Induction are not on the F2 schedule. Source: Teacher Appraisal: Handbook 26-27.
What you see
A scoring form with rubric items, mor
CTS X.Y chips you can click for the source text, and narrative boxes.What to do
At the start of each semester, agree with the Principal and the Subject Leaders how the required observations are shared, so every teacher is covered and nobody is observed five times by accident. Score each formal observation on the evidence from that lesson — walkthrough notes do not score F2. Open each rubric item's detail to read the Cambridge anchor before you score. Shared with School Principal + Cambridge Coordinator.
Teacher Walkthrough
/teacher-walkthrough-entry
What it is
A short classroom-visit note. Walkthroughs are short (about 10–15 minutes), frequent, and lower-stakes than a full appraisal. You jot what you saw.
Why we built it
Short visits let you give teachers fast, kind feedback between formal observations, while it still matters. Walkthroughs are developmental evidence only: they are not included in the F2 calculation.
What you see
A light form for the visit — focus, quick observations, and a note. Records show in My Observations.
What to do
Do these little and often, and share your feedback with the teacher in writing. Keep them separate from the formal observations: a walkthrough never replaces or changes an F2 score. Shared with School Principal + Cambridge Coordinator.
Teacher Levels
/teacher-levels
What it is
Your school's teachers and the appraisal level each is assessed against — Post-Induction, Developing, Proficient or Lead. The level decides how much of the F2 Class Observation rubric applies to the teacher.
Why we built it
So every appraiser uses the right rubric for each teacher. A level is never assigned automatically and never moves down: it moves up one level at a time, on the appraiser's formal recommendation on the teacher's finalised annual record. Teachers still in Teacher Induction are not formally appraised. Source: Teacher Appraisal: Handbook 26-27.
What you see
A list of your school's teachers with their current appraisal level. Filtered to your school.
What to do
Check each teacher's level before the first formal observation of the year, so the right rubric is used. Shared with School Principal.
Appraisal Calibration
/appraiser-calibration
What it is
A tool to compare your scoring with other appraisers. It surfaces where you tend to score higher or lower than your peers, so you can adjust toward a shared standard.
Why we built it
Two fair people can still score differently. Calibration is how a network keeps "a 4" meaning the same everywhere — it protects teachers from luck-of-the-appraiser. This is inter-rater reliability in plain terms.
What you see
Comparison views of your scoring patterns against the calibrated standard / other appraisers.
What to do
Visit it regularly, especially during appraisal season. If you see you drift high or low on certain items, talk it through with your team and adjust. Shared with School Principal.
Competency Framework
/competency-framework
What it is
The shared map of leadership competencies — what good leadership looks like, grouped into 6 domains and 29 competencies, each with up to 4 growth stages. The same framework every school leader in Academic Hub grows against. It is developmental self-reflection — not an appraisal score, a promotion step or a certification.
Why we built it
So "good" is defined once, clearly, and shared. It anchors your own leadership development to the Cambridge School Leader Standards 2023 plus Eduversal Academic Standards and AI competencies — hover any chip to read the source.
What you see
A browsable framework of 6 domains × competencies, each with 4-stage descriptors and a progress view. Read-only reference + your own progress.
What to do
Use it for your own leadership growth, together with the Learning Path. Teacher feedback uses the F2 rubric in Teacher Appraisal Entry, not this framework. Open to all leadership sub-roles.
This is a soft guide, not a fixed rule. It shows the natural order across one school year.
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All year — do walkthroughs, little and often
Keep visiting classrooms with Teacher Walkthrough for quick, developmental feedback. Walkthroughs do not score F2.
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Before you appraise — calibrate
Open Appraisal Calibration and check you are scoring in line with peers. Adjust before, not after, you write the formal appraisals.
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Every semester — at least three formal observations per teacher
Between you, the Principal and the Subject Leaders, formally observe each teacher in the Teacher Appraisal population at least three times per semester, recorded in Academic Hub. Use Teacher Appraisal Entry and the Cambridge anchors to keep your language grounded.
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Before the first formal observation — check teacher levels
Open Teacher Levels and confirm each teacher's appraisal level, so every formal observation uses the right rubric. Levels move up only on the appraiser's formal recommendation, never down.
These keep your evaluation fair and trusted by teachers.
You evaluate your school's teachers only. The appraisal, level and walkthrough pages filter to your school automatically. You will not see — and should not score — teachers from other schools.
Anchor your scoring, do not invent it. Every appraisal item links to a Cambridge Teacher Standard (the
CTS chips) and the framework. Score against the anchor, not a gut feeling. Click the chip if you are unsure what the standard means.
Calibration is not a competition. Comparing your scores with peers is about fairness for teachers, not about who is "right". If you drift high or low, that is normal — calibration is how you bring it back in line.
You do not change roles or schools. Who is a teacher, which school they belong to, and account details are all managed by Eduversal from the Central Hub User Console — not from any page here.
Your evaluation tools are the core of your role. A few other places help you do it well.
The live guide for anyone new to the Academic Coordinator role — one academic year with a cross-school guide, built around the four EASE Weeks, results analysis, classroom observation and subject counselling. Also read the School Principals Checklist 26-27, written for principals and academic coordinators.
Your own record of every walkthrough and appraisal you have entered. Find it in the School Leaders menu — a quick way to review your evidence base.
Curriculum Map + Syllabus Coverage in the Curriculum menu — the other half of your daily work, tracking what is taught and covered.
Your own leadership growth — the Learning Path (29 competencies), your evidence portfolio and your progress record. It is developmental — not a certification. Treat it as your personal CPD time.
Short, plain meanings for the terms that show up most often in your pages.
Appraisalformal review
The structured, scored review of a teacher against the network framework. Anchored to Cambridge Teacher Standards.
Walkthroughquick visit
A short, frequent classroom visit with light notes and quick written feedback. Developmental evidence only — not included in the F2 score.
Appraisal levelwhich rubric applies
Post-Induction, Developing, Proficient or Lead. It decides how many F2 rubric items apply to a teacher. It moves up only on the appraiser's formal recommendation, never down.
Calibrationscoring fairness
Comparing your scores with other appraisers so the same performance gets the same score everywhere. Also called inter-rater reliability.
Competencya skill
A specific professional skill we expect leaders to grow. Each competency has 4 stages: Awareness, Practitioner, Advanced, Lead.
Domaingroup of competencies
A group of related competencies. The Leadership framework has 6 domains; the Competency Framework page shows them all.
CTSCambridge Teacher Standards 2023
The Cambridge document the teacher appraisal items anchor to. Example:
CTS 4.1. Click any chip to read the exact source text.CSLSCambridge School Leader Standards 2023
The leadership-side Cambridge document the Competency Framework anchors to. Example:
CSLS 4.1.ESEduversal Academic Standards
Our 24-section network policy manual. Example:
ES 7.3. Grounds appraisal and quality work.schoolIdschool binding
A hidden field on your profile that says which school you support. It is what filters the appraisal pages to your teachers only. Set by Eduversal.