137 inspection reports published on Department's website [education.ie]
- Published: 18 June 2009
A total of 137 school inspection-reports were published today on the Department of Education and Science website. New inspection reports on the web today include
- 37 whole-school evaluations (WSE) at primary level
- 8 whole-school evaluations at post-primary level including 28 subject inspections and 2 programme evaluation
- 57 stand-alone subject inspections
- 4 stand-alone programme evaluation
- 1 evaluation of a Youthreach Centre
Since 6th February 2006, school inspection reports such as WSE and subject Inspections are published on the Department of Education and Science's website at regular intervals throughout the school year.
There are now 2971 school-inspection reports on the website, representative of 1417 schools or centres for education.
Whole-school evaluation reports comment on the school's management, planning and management of resources; the effectiveness of teaching and learning; its arrangements for student assessment, supports for students, provision for minority groups and home-school links.
Depending on the size of the school, an inspector or team of inspectors visit the school for a period of time to evaluate management and planning; teaching and learning and supports for pupils.
Following this evaluation phase of WSE, inspectors discuss the findings and recommendations with school management and members of the teaching staff.
This is followed by factual verification of the report and a timescale is also built into the process for the school to respond to the WSE report.
At the end of this process the WSE report and school response (if the school has made a response) are published simultaneously on the Department's website.
Subject-inspection reports evaluate the teaching and learning of specific subjects in second-level schools.
A number of subjects can be inspected as part of a WSE or a school can have a stand-alone subject inspection. 57 subject-inspection reports are published today including subject inspections of English, Art, Mathematics, Gaeilge, English as an Additional Language (EAL), French, Science, Physics, History, Materials Technology Wood / Construction Studies, Home Economics, Guidance, CSPE, SPHE, Physical Education and Music.
All inspection reports, including those published today (18 June, 2009) are accessible via the link below.
http://www.education.ie/insreports/school_inspection_report_listing.htm
