Joanna Pikos

Evaluating the applications with reference to the programme objectives, priorities and criteria laid
down in the call for proposals in the following sectors: School Educationa & Youth.

The Inspectorate`s responsibility is to raise standards through rigorous inspection and promote excellence in education and skills for learners of all ages.
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Main activities and responsibilities:

►Provide an independent external evaluation of school effectiveness against the national framework and a diagnosis of what it should do to improve.

►Provide parents/local communities/local governments with an expert and independent assessment of how well a school is performing.

►Provide information to the Ministry of Education about the work of schools and the extent to which an acceptable standard of education is being provided.

►Promote the improvement of individual schools especially by supervising the preparation of school development plans.

►Be responsible for the cooperation with international organizations working in the education sector, especially in the field of school external evaluation and quality assurance.

►Organise training and coaching sessions for school heads and teachers. ★ More than 100 hours of training sessions aimed at school principals and teacher to promote comprehensive professional development and improve professional practice focused on enhanced students` learning. ★

►Prepare reports and studies concerning the didactic results of school performance, the internal school processes, the role of schools in the local environment and the school management. ★ More than 50 reports on the quality of individual schools highlighting areas of strength and weakness, followed by improvement plans. ★

►Cooperate with the school councils, parents councils, local governments in the process of quality assurance.