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School inspections could focus on outcomes for vulnerable pupils and attendance
Ofsted, the education watchdog for England, has announced a raft of changes following its ‘Big Listen’ consultation earlier this year.
Staff working with children in NI asylum hotels ‘not checked or trained’
An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation for families with children found they were placed into unregulated emergency accommodation.
Highly critical hospital report should have been more damning, nurses argue
Highly critical RVH report could have been more damning, nurses argue, while RQIA chief executive says there is a danger people will say they have heard it all before.
Lack of oversight of restorative justice as government officials failed to meet with schemes for year and a half
Community Restorative Justice funding was suspended after the self-reporting of financial irregularities linked to salary and pension payments.
Improvements in police custody arrangements in NI over past four years, inspectors found
THERE have been improvements in police custody arrangements in Northern Ireland over the past four years, inspectors have found.
Ulster Independent Clinic given warning by health watchdog
THE health watchdog has issued warnings to one of Northern Ireland's leading private hospitals following "significant concerns" about patient safety procedures.
Welcome progress made at Maghaberry
Three years ago, Maghaberry jail was the subject of an absolutely damning report, one of the most critical of any prison in the UK.
Food safety inspectors served closure order on former top restaurant on Derry/Donegal border
THE former home of one of the north west’s most popular restaurants was closed for more than a week in September after inspectors found it was dirty and some food was out of date.
Primary school gets second lowest possible rating in food hygiene inspection
A PRIMARY school has said it is seeking a re-inspection after its canteen received the second lowest possible ranking in a food hygiene assessment.
De La Salle College inspection highlights staff absences
TEACHERS at troubled De La Salle College missed almost 2,800 days between them in a single school year.