Providing Inspection Services for Department of Education, Department of Culture, Arts & Leisure and Department for Employment & Learning.

WELCOME

Welcome to the Education and Training Inspectorate website. Our aim is to be a highly regarded and influential organisation fully dedicated to the education and well-being of all learners. We provide inspection services for the Department of Education, the Department for Employment and Learning and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and seek to promote improvement through Inspection and the dissemination of findings.

In the interests of continuous improvement we welcome your feedback on all aspects of the inspection process and on the content of this website (email: inspectionservices@deni.gov.uk). We are committed to making the information we provide as accessible as possible and will consider requests to provide key information in other languages and formats, in large print and on audiocassette or disk.

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Announcements

1 July 2009 - 'An Evaluation of the contexts in which Children and Young People Engage in Sport and Physical Recreation, the Extent of their Engagement, and their Attitudes to Sport and Physical Recreation' has been published today. An Evaluation of the contexts in which Children and Young People Engage in Sport and Physical Recreation, the Extent of their Engagement, and their Attitudes to Sport and Physical Recreation
To access vacancy notice for Inspector of Physics post please click on link 'Inspector of Physics'
9 June 2009 - 'An Evaluation of the Quality Assurance of Community Relations Funding in a range of Formal and Non-formal Education Settings' has been published today. An Evaluation of the Quality Assurance of Community Relations Funding in a range of Formal and Non-formal Education Settings
22 May 2009 - 'An Evaluation of the Implementation of the Revised Curriculum in Primary, Special and Post-Primary Schools 2008' has been published today. An Evaluation of the Implementation of the Revised Curriculum in Primary, Special and Post-Primary Schools 2008
22 May 2009 - 'An Evaluation of Extended Schools' has been published today. An Evaluation of Extended Schools
22 April 2009 - 'An Evaluation of School Development Planning 2007-2008' has been published today. An Evaluation of School Development Planning 2007-2008
27 March 2009 - The Education and Training Inspectorate published Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Quality Indicators for Schools, Colleges and Training Organisations and for Information, Advice and Guidance Providers
28 January 2009 - 'The Chief Inspector's Report 2006-2008' has been published today. The Chief Inspector's Report 2006-2008
25 November 2008 - 'An Evaluation of the Use and Impact of Learning Environments in Schools and in the Wider Education Service October 2008' has been published today. An Evaluation of the Use and Impact of Learning Environments in Schools and in the Wider Education Service
21 October 2008 - 'An Evaluation of the work of the Curriculum Development Unit (CDU) for Ulster-Scots Stranmillis University College 2008' has been published today. Ulster-Scots Stranmillis University College
A Report on the Independent Evaluation of the Inspection Process by Pricewaterhouse Coopers 2006/2007 shows that most leaders and teachers consider inspection to be beneficial. Pricewaterhouse Coopers Report 2006/2007

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