Harmony Hill Primary School

Overview

The report states that the Education and Training Inspectorate was “unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided” due to industrial action. Consequently, the inspection could not evaluate the school’s capacity for improvement or the quality of learning and teaching. The school is designated as a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice.”

Strengths

• The previous inspection in April 2015 evaluated the overall effectiveness of the school as “good.”
• The school provided evidence that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education.”
• A small group of year 6 children reported that they “feel happy and safe in school.”
• Pupils stated they “know what to do and who to talk to if they are concerned about their safety or well-being.”

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no specific areas for improvement because the inspectorate was “unable to evaluate” the line of inquiry or classroom teaching due to non-cooperation by staff.

Safeguarding

The report notes that while arrangements broadly reflect Department guidance and pupils feel safe, the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements for safeguarding in the school” owing to the industrial action.