Pupils and parents will rate teachers under pilot system [IrishTimes]
- Published: 09 October 2009
PUPILS AND parents will, for the first time, have a role in formally assessing the work of teachers and school principals, under a new Department of Education inspection programme.
The department has confirmed to The Irish Times that the inspection programme will begin in three secondary schools on a pilot basis from later this month.
Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe has also signalled that schools may be obliged to give more information to parents, including on Leaving Cert exam results, under new regulations now being considered.
A sample of pupils and parents will be asked to fill in a questionnaire on all aspects of school life, including the quality of teaching and an assessment of the principal.
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