Education inspectors get tough on schools [Independent.ie]
- Published: 02 October 2010
THE Department of Education is getting tougher with schools and demanding that they rectify failings quickly.
Its much more robust approach to schools is confirmed in the latest batch of evaluation reports which have just been published.
Separate reports criticise poor management practices and poor quality of teaching as well as the lack of appropriate qualifications for their subjects.
One report says that the working relationships between the principal and board of management in Scoil Naisiunta Eoghain in Moville, Co Donegal, school have broken down.
It says that the present situation is untenable and is impacting negatively on school management and on staff morale and confidence. Currently the board of management is not functioning satisfactorily as a cohesive unit.
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