SIAMs

All Church of England dioceses and the Methodist Church use the Church of England Education Office's framework for the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) under Section 48 of the Education Act 2005. 

The principal objective of SIAMS inspection is to evaluate the distinctiveness and effectiveness of a school as a Church school, and how well the distinctive Christian character and ethos of the school ensure the development and achievement of the whole child or young person.

 This is evaluated through seven core questions:

• How does the school's theologically rooted Christian vision enable pupils and adults to flourish?
• How does the curriculum reflect the school's theologically rooted Christian vision?
• How is collective worship enabling pupils and adults to flourish spiritually? 
• How does the school's theologically rooted Christian vision create a culture in which puils and adults are treated well?
• How does the school's theologically rooted Christian vision create an active culture of justice and responsibility?
• Is the religious education curriculum effective (with reference to the expectations set out in the Church of England's Statemebnt of Entitlement for Religious Education)?
• What is the quality of religious education in voluntary aided and in former voluntary aided schools in which denominational religious education is taught?