Lough View Integrated Primary & Nursery School

Overview

This monitoring inspection evaluated how effectively leadership uses self-evaluation to drive improvement. The report concludes that the school is “identifying and bringing about the necessary improvements in the quality of education” for the selected areas of focus.

Strengths

• Teachers have successfully improved children’s confidence in mathematics, particularly in “measures and problem solving,” with pupils demonstrating “flexible thinking” and competence in using mathematical vocabulary.
• The Personal Development and Mutual Understanding (PDMU) programme positively impacts the curriculum, fostering “social and emotional literacy” and respect for diversity.
• Children display strong interpersonal skills, showing “readiness to interact with each other” in group work and a willingness to listen to and express opinions confidently.
• The school’s commitment to pastoral care is evidenced by the achievement of a “United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) Rights Respecting Schools award.”

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The report states that safeguarding arrangements “reflect the guidance issued by the relevant Departments” and that children feel safe and know how to raise concerns.