Revised Handbook for School Inspection

Abstract

1. This Handbook for School Inspection in Uganda sets out the purpose a e and principles behind school inspection. The Handbook sets out the expectations on Inspectors when carrying out inspections, and on schools when being inspected. The Handbook also describes the approach for carrying out key aspect of school inspections such as class observations, interview and giving feedback to the school, in addition to the Handbook, des to Primary and Secondary inspection are also available and are provided Axes A and B. This Handbook and its associated Glaces redise the previous School inspection Handbook that was first published in 2006 and reprinted in 2016 2. This Handbook is for use by all inspectors of Ugandan schools (see section C for further detail on different kinds of inspectors Both Central and Local Government inspectors should follow the approach to inspection described in the Handbook. Inspectors should refer to the Handbook and Guides wherever necessary during their duties. The Handbook is also pushed to provide Information about inspection to at other stakeholders with an interest in education, including other Central and Local Government education employees. political leaders other educationalists and education ergersations, school leaders and teachers, parents and learners 3. An inspection involves a purposeful vise to an educational institution to assess the quality of education provided, undertaken by an appropriately appointed official, corried out against pre- determined crena and in a prescribed manner, der prapor eg authority. Only tits so carried out by inspectors are correctly described as inspections, and they should be distinguished from uther visits to schools carried out by other persers in other capacities. The principal legal basis for inspection is provided by The Education (Pre-Phimary Primary And Post-Primary) Act 2005 * School Inspection in Uganda is the mandate of the Directorate of Education Standards (DES), which is headquartered in Kyambogo, Kampala and has four regional offices in Mole, Gus Mearara and Mpig DES is a Directorate of the Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports ta missions To provide onanalyste of sening and defing standards and quality of education and raining and to monitor the achieveme of such standards and qualey fur continually improve educon and spars in Uganda Direcrane of tm Standorth Profile Mary of Education and Spot Trapection is a key mechanism by which OES achieves this mission DES has responsibility to tat define and review wandards educational practice and provision through a planned series of inspections and to assess the vent of standards and to evaluate the effectiveness of education programmes of institutions and goes throughout Uganda (Education Act 2008, Section 46&7) 5. An inspection should impact on the quality of the education provided for owners, and should assist the teachers, school management parents and other stakeholders in this endeavour in order to drive improvement, inspections must lead to action on the part of the school. In particular, headteachers must share their inspection reports with their Board of Governors School Management Commmee (Education Act 2008). The findings and recommendations from school inspection should diacity informs the School improvement Plan. In addition, other organs of Local and Central Government should take action following inspection to provide support and create accountability for schools, in order to achieve improvements in school performance. The cycle of Inspection and improvement involves Follow up and chang at the c 6. This handbook applies to all schools in Uganda, including government grant aided schools and private schools. The minority If only whols will receive a full spection once per your but may be inspected more or less frequently as required by the Crectorate of Education Standards. Primary schools are expected be inspected more frequently than secondary schools. inspections will be scheduled to take place during times of the year when com class teaching is underway. 7. DES Larries out inspections of secondary schools and other post primary educational institutions including BTVET institutions, Teacher Education Training institutions and Health Training institutions using DES inspectors and Associate Assessors. Primary school inspection is the responsibility of Local Government and is carried out by Local Government inspectors and Associate Assessors mary school and secondary school inspections apply similar principles, a similar approach, and many similar