The Inspectorates of Education in our study do not give a very detailed description
of what they consider to be capacity building in schools, but in general references are
made to the capacity of schools to self-evaluate or to leadership in the school. Ofsted
includes some examples and descriptions on their website such as ‘leadership which
establishes a clear direction for change, takes tough decisions, sets the right pace for
sustained progress and earns the commitment of staff’ or ‘an ethos that expects
success and promotes ambition, combined with leadership which sets out what
“outstanding” looks like’.