Belleek Primary School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, with teaching staff refusing to cooperate. Consequently, the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) was “unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided for the children.” The report states that “no performance level available” for outcomes, provision, or leadership, and the school is a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice.”

Strengths

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Areas to improve

• The employing authority, governors, and staff must “plan for, and manage, issues related to the sustainability of the school provision and school budget.”
• The school needs to “implement the planned review of policies and procedures” to better reflect Department of Education guidance.

Safeguarding

The school provided evidence that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education,” though the ETI could not fully evaluate their outworking due to staff non-cooperation.