Broughshane Primary School

Overview

This report details a Sustaining Improvement Inspection conducted in November 2017, which was significantly limited because staff participated in industrial action and refused to cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) could not evaluate the quality of education or teaching, leading to a follow-up visit in February 2018 specifically to assess safeguarding arrangements.

Strengths

• The report notes that during the follow-up visit, Year 6 pupils reported they "feel safe, happy and cared for in school".
• Children demonstrated they "know what to do if they have any concerns about their wellbeing".
• Pupils spoke "enthusiastically and maturely" about taking on "roles of responsibility in the school".
• Students showed a clear "understanding of how to keep safe online".
• The school provided evidence of "various means of support available to them should they wish to express a concern".

Areas to improve

• The report states the school is a "high priority for future inspection with no further notice" due to the inability to assure stakeholders of education quality during the initial visit.
• The ETI was unable to evaluate "the lines of inquiry" or "the quality of learning and teaching within the classrooms" because of the industrial action.

Safeguarding

During the follow-up visit, the school provided evidence that safeguarding arrangements "reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education," resolving the concerns raised during the initial inspection where such evidence was not provided.