Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach

Overview

This follow-up inspection confirms that Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach has demonstrated the capacity to bring about significant improvement since the 2015 inspection. The school’s leadership, management, and quality of learning and teaching are now rated as good, with evident progress in literacy and numeracy provision.

Strengths

• Leadership and management are now good, with the team working coherently and providing effective strategic leadership through robust monitoring systems.
• The quality of learning and teaching is good, with almost all observed lessons evaluated as good or better, and nearly half as very good or better.
• Standards and achievements in English, Irish, and mathematics remain good, supported by improved teacher evaluations that focus on individual children’s abilities.
• Co-ordinators effectively use qualitative and quantitative data to identify strengths and support staff in developing strategic priorities.
• Children are able to explain and assess their learning more effectively and respond well to differentiated learning experiences.

Areas to improve

• Teachers must continue to build on current progress, ensuring there is appropriate challenge for the more able children.
• The school must sustain improvement in the progression of learning for all children, particularly for the more able.
• The employing authority, governors, and staff must plan for and manage issues related to the sustainability of the school to address current and future needs.

Safeguarding

The report does not contain specific statements regarding safeguarding arrangements or outcomes.