The Education and Training Inspectorate were commissioned by the Department of Education to evaluate the impact of the Shared Education Signature Project across 125 Partnerships.  The aims of the evaluation were to:  evaluate the progress in the delivery of the project; highlight and disseminate examples of good practice through case studies; and make recommendations to promote further improvement in the project in the interest of all of the learners.

The ETI report Evaluation of Sure Start 2018  focuses on the effectiveness of the Sure Start projects to promote the development of children’s speech, language and communication skills and support parents/carers in their role. The evaluation report identifies key strengths and area for improvement in the outcomes and provision for children and parents, leadership and management, and recommendations to inform future actions.

An evaluation of the Training for Success (2017) programme to support and inform the design and continuous improvement of future youth training provision in Northern Ireland.

The Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) ask the organisation to identify a senior member of staff to represent the organisation before, during and after the inspection.  The representative will manage the inspection process within the organisation and will normally hold a senior management position within the organisation. The role of the representative is offered on a voluntary basis and organisations may decide not to nominate a representative.

During the initial contact at the pre-inspection stage of a programmed inspection or when making arrangements for a district or specialist visit the district (DI), specialist (SI) or reporting inspector (RI) will discuss with the leader the opportunity for joint lesson/session/activity observation.