About EPS

EPS gives you unparalleled insight into the perceptions, expectations and priorities of your school community—and how well your school is achieving them.

EPS was developed in New Zealand and Australia, but can be used and benefit any school anywhere in the world.

Discover your school's real dynamics

  • EPS is an online facilitation tool that saves you valuable time while providing in-depth analysis of your school's culture and performance.
  • EPS provides real-time research and analysis, enhancing your community's involvement with your school and enabling you to gain a better understanding of what's working and what's not.
  • EPS is the ideal tool to strengthen your school's professional culture by involving staff, students and families in your strategic planning—understanding where your school sits, where your community expects it to sit, and prioritising how to get there.
  • EPS works through an independent online survey of staff, students and families against measurable school outcomes, collating a broad range of information into an easy-to-use format to help you determine a clear plan to fulfil your school's potential.

The next dimension in understanding your school

EPS polar map

EPS measures your school's progress against three key dimensions:
Philosophical Frameworks Exploring the fundamental nature of educative purpose, learning, knowing and knowledge.
Community and culture Addressing the development of a learning culture and learning community.
Strategies and structures The tools to implement the philosophical frameworks including the design of, the use, and allocation of people, time, space and place.

Each dimension is divided into six elements that focus on specific areas where further work and development can be undertaken.

Working with data as a learning organisation

  • Users can interact with graphs and diagrams to drill down into EPS data, and can view their personal survey results as soon as they have completed the online survey.
  • Data is then collated into a school view, which enables school leaders and staff to understand 'the bigger picture' for their school.
  • A detailed report is available, providing multiple views of the data, and summaries for schools to use in developing their action plans.