Six Mile Integrated Primary School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action where teachers did not cooperate with the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI). Consequently, the ETI was unable to evaluate key aspects of the school’s performance, including outcomes for learners, quality of provision, and leadership. The report concludes that the inspectorate is “unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided for the children.”

Strengths

• The report states that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education.”
• Year 6 children reported that they “feel safe in school and online” and are aware of procedures for raising safety concerns.
• The senior leadership team cooperated with the inspection regarding safeguarding responsibilities.

Areas to improve

• The report does not identify specific areas for improvement in teaching or leadership because the ETI was “unable to evaluate” these domains due to staff non-cooperation.
• The school is designated as a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice” to ensure the quality of education is assured.

Safeguarding

The report confirms that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education,” though the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements” due to the industrial action.