Inspectors must carry out their functions in accordance with procedures determined by the Minister. These are set down in the Code of Practice for the Department of Education Inspectorate, updated in 2022. This sets out general principles and guidelines in accordance with which members of the Inspectorate engage in the process of evaluation and reporting.
Inspectorate Code of Practice
Help & Advice
- Staffing & Appointments
- Child Protection
- Leave of Absence
- Pay
- Pensions & Retirement
- School Leadership
- Advice, Support and Information
- Behaviour and Discipline
- INTO Advice and Representation
- INTO Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Committee
- INTO Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Conference
- INTO Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Fora
- INTO Principals’ Seminars
- Recruitment and Appointment of the Principal Teacher
- Release Time for Teaching Principals
- Right to Disconnect – Guidance for Schools
- School Admissions
- School Leadership Webinars
- The Role of the Principal
- Education & Curriculum
- Social Inclusion
- Staff & Parent Relations
- Teacher Registration
- Other School Matters
- Equality
- Books on Equality, Inclusion and Diversity
- Equality Committee
- Equality Conference 2023
- Equal Opportunities (equality legislation)
- External Organisations
- INTO Equality Committee
- INTO Equality Conference
- INTO Pride Flag Campaign
- LGBT+ Teachers Rights
- Religious Ethos and Equality
- Resources to support EID in schools
- Taskforce on Equality, Inclusion and Diversity
- Women’s Health
- Neurodivergence