Back to the Future

Armagh City Hotel: May 07

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

The trouble with our times is that the

future is not what it used to be.
Paul Valery
Building on the past.
Learning from the present.
Preparing for the future.

Building on the past

Where were you in 1989?
Direct engagement of Department,
Inspectorate and front-line staff.
Inspecting at a time of change.

Building on the past

And if the world were black or white entirely
We might be surer where we wanted to go
Or again we might be merely
Bored but in reality there is no road
That is right entirely.
Louis McNeice

Learning from the present

Becoming familiar with the revised
curriculum.
Visiting Schools: Listening to teachers.
Monitoring INSET: Talking to presenters.
Reporting to PMB.
Responding to uncertainty (February 07).

Building on the past

Learning from the present

Preparing from the future

Evaluating support for years 1, 5, 8 teachers.
Visiting INSET for years 2, 6, 9 teachers.
District visits to observe progress.
Evaluating the initial implementation phase.
If you want to know more?

Preparing for the future

Preparing for the future: Using

Inspection Findings
Helping learners to reach their full
potential.
Connecting better for learners.
Leading at a time of change.

Succeeding at a time of change

Celebrating Good Practice

What are the key factors contributing to
success?
What are the main challenges encountered?
How can improvement be sustained?
What is the nature of support required?
How can inspection contribute further?

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We shall not cease from exploration

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Know the place for the first time.
T.S. Elliot

And finally

Back to the Future

Armagh City Hotel: May 2007
Providing Inspection Services for
Department of Education
Department for Employment and Learning
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure