The Inspectorate is the division of the Department of Education responsible for the evaluation of primary and post-primary schools and centres for education. Inspectors also provide advice on a range of educational issues to school communities, policy makers in the department and to the wider educational system.
All inspectors are experienced teachers. Many have also worked as school principals, deputy principals or as advisors with school support services. Others have experience in curriculum design and the implementation of assessment practices, in school management and in educational research.
The Inspectorate:
We provide oral feedback to the school community at the end of these inspections and we provide a printed report which is published on our website.