HMIE: How we evaluate our own work
How we gather the views of our stakeholders
We routinely gather the views of headteachers and staff from inspected schools at the conclusion of inspections, together with those of the managing inspector, lay member and associate assessor. Similar information is gathered for all other HMIE inspections and reviews. The results inform our improvement plan.
Section 2 of our Annual Report gives examples of how we have evaluated the effectiveness of some key areas of our work and outlines the findings.
A systematic series of meetings is held with representatives of user groups. These are timed to match critical dates in our planning cycle. Groups consulted include: