The illustration below is an example of how services can spread their self-evaluation activities across a school year. The activities will vary according to the specific nature of each service. These activities, undertaken by appropriate members of staff, form the basis of regular and efficient monitoring and provide a significant contribution to the overall evidence for robust self-evaluation. Along with focused evaluation using QIs and NCSs, the evidence will inform the service where are they now? and will help the service to decide where to go from here? in its search for excellence.