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- Guide to Inspections in Special Care Units and Children Detention Centres
- Guide to evaluation in Youthreach Provision in Centres for Education and Community Training Centres
- Guide to Evaluations of Settings funded by the Department of Education other than Recognised Schools
- Inspections in Prisons
- Coláistí Gaeilge
A Guide to Inspections in Special Care Units and Children Detention Centres —Revised July 2023
This guide replaces the previous version of the guide (2013) which has been reviewed in the light of experience and in consultation with the education partners. It sets out the practices and procedures involved in the inspection of schools at SCUs and CDCs which are effective from September 2016.
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Guide to Evaluations of Youthreach Provision in Centres for Education and Community Training Centres
This guide provides a general overview of the approach to whole-centre inspection — April 2024
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Guide to Evaluations of Settings funded by the Department of Education other than Recognised Schools — January 2024
This guide was developed following consultation with the education partners and sets out the approach to evaluations in settings funded by the Department of Education other than recognised schools.
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Inspection of Prison schools - Information note for Teachers
The purpose of this document is to outline the role of the Inspectorate of the Department of Education (DE) in supporting the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) on inspections of education, training and progression in prison settings. It has been developed following consultation with the OIP. The first Thematic Inspection Report on Education and Work Training in prisons conducted by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP), in partnership with the Department of Education Inspectorate (DE Inspectorate) is available here - https://www.oip.ie/thematic-inspection-on-education-work-training-april-june-2022/
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Guide to Inspections of Courses in Irish-Language Colleges (Coláistí Gaeilge) — Updated 2024
This Guide provides information on the model of inspection used by the Inspectorate of the Department of Education (DE) to evaluate educational provision in courses provided by Irish-language colleges.
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