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- A guide to inspection in primary and special schools
- Looking at our School 2022: A quality framework for primary and special schools
- School Self-Evaluation
- View Inspection Reports
- Procedures for Review of Inspections on Schools and Teachers under Section 13(9) of the Education Act 1998
- Code of Practice for the Inspectorate
A Guide to Inspection in Primary and Special Schools — Updated January 2024
This guide provides a general overview of the approach to inspection followed by the Department of Education Inspectorate and also an outline of each of the inspection types used in primary and special schools. It replaces the previous version published in 2022.
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Guide for the Evaluation of Remote Teaching and Learning
Published June 2021
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Looking at Our School 2022: A quality framework for primary schools and special schools
This document provides a set of standards against which primary schools and special schools can consider how well they are performing in relation to teaching and learning and leadership and management. It replaces the previous version published in 2016.
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Procedure for the review of inspections carried out by the Department of Education Inspectorate under Section 13(9) of the Education Act 1998
This document sets out the steps that can be taken by a practitioner or teacher, the owner/manager of an early learning and care setting or the board of management of a school or other education and training facility to have an inspection carried out by the Department of Education Inspectorate reviewed. It replaces the previous version published in 2015 and is effective from 01 September 2022.
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