The steering group returned to fo-us on its role and those of others) in a more robust evaluation of developments for which they were responsible and devised a series of strategies for how it could discharge this responsibility..By this time there had been regular planning and strategy meetings in year groups and curriculum leaders had been into classrooms both to support developments and to evaluate progress, so there was some practice on which to draw. Moreover, mutual accountability had been accepted and this was an activity that was considered feasible by most although there were one or two members of staff who were still uncomfortable with this role. This was just one example where staff development and practice had to change and the culture of the school alter before the evaluation stage could be undertaken in any substantive way. It also fleshes out how the mechanics of development planning could have been imposed but not been successfully carried out to improve learning and teaching until there was a more corporate and collaborative culture in the school