Schools wait over a decade for inspection
MORE than 30 primary schools in Glasgow have not been inspected by Education Scotland for ten years or more. Figures released following a Freedom of Information request show around one in five primary schools in the city have not been visited since 2010 at the earliest.
It is approaching 12 years since Mount Florida Primary School was last inspected,
2008.
Inspectors have not been to three other city primary schools since 2008: St Bride’s, St Fillan’s and St Paul’s (Shettleston).
Glasgow Labour’s education spokeswoman Bailie Soryia Siddique said: “This appears to be a lack of oversight from the Scottish Government.”
In total, 604 of 2012 primary schools in Scotland have not been visited by Education Scotland over on
September 2, the past decade, with 33 in Glasgow.
A spokeswoman for Scotland said scrutiny had been “significantly and the number increased.
“In the academic year 2018/19 Education Scotland completed 252 school inspections, an increase of over 30% on the previous year,” she said.
“Schools are selected for inspection each year on a proportionate
Education functions strengthened” of inspections basis, using a sampling approach and predetermined set criteria rather than a cyclical approach.”
A city council spokeswoman said staff work “very closely” with schools to ensure “a consistent approach to quality learning and teaching”.
“Glasgow’s education services received an excellent rating following an HMIE inspection in 2019 and we will continue to do all that we can to make sure that our children and young people receive the very best education on offer.”