2.5.1 Implementation of recommendations

2.5.1 Implementation of recommendations

The management in schools and settings have an important role to play in initiating improvement and overseeing the implementation of recommendations

The outcomes of external evaluation can inform and complement the outcomes of self-review and evaluation, and be used by the setting or school community to improve the quality of provision. Once an inspection is completed in an early learning and care setting, school or other education setting, responsibility for overseeing the implementation of recommendations and improvements identified in the inspection report rests with the management of the setting or school. The management of a setting or school, as well as the patron or trustees, also have a responsibility to ensure that effective follow-up action is taken.

School self-evaluation (SSE) is the process that primary and post-primary schools use to produce and implement improvement plans, to measure progress, and to identify achievements. A national commitment to establish a self-evaluation system for early learning and care settings is set out in First 5: A whole-of- Government Strategy for Babies, Children and their Families. This system will comprise a single national framework for early learning and care, and the provision of a range of materials and resources to support engagement with the framework.