Written answers
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Reports
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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756.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the areas for which external evaluation has been commissioned by her Department in the past five years; the body undertaking the research; if the reports have been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32405/24]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department undertakes a range of evaluations annually, utilising external partners to do so, as appropriate. This ensures that evaluations are undertaken by suitably experienced and independent teams. External evaluations undertaken in each of the past five years, and commenced to-date in 2024, are set out below.
| Year of Evaluation | Area of Evaluation | Body undertaking the research | Has a report been published? | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gaeltacht Schools Recognition Scheme | Education Research Centre | No | Gaeltacht Education |
| 2019 | Teacher Professional Networks (TPN) Funding Scheme 2019-2021 | Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants | No | Teacher Professional Learning |
| 2020 | Centre for School Leadership – Bridging Phase 2018-20 | Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants | No | Teacher Professional Learning |
| 2020 | School Transport – route audit | Fitzpatrick Associates | No | School Transport |
| 2020 | Gaeltacht e-Hub project | Education Training Inspectorate, Northern Ireland | Yes | Gaeltacht Education |
| 2020 | A Review of the Implementation of Leaving Certificate Politics & Society, Computer Science and Physical Education 2015-2020 | Kevin McCarthy, Education consultant | No | Curriculum and Assessment |
| 2020 | A review of the Kildare and Wicklow ETB Corporate Governance Programme. | Thorn Education and Management Services Ltd. | Yes | ETB Financial and Administrative Personnel Unit. |
| 2020 | Evaluation of In-School and Early Years Therapy Support Demonstration Project | NCSE | Yes | Special Education |
| 2021 | An Evaluation of the Teacher-Artist Partnership (TAP) CPD Initiative for Supporting and Enhancing Arts Education in Primary Schools 2017-2021 | Sandra Roe, Sandra Roe Research Annabel Egan, Egan Consulting | Yes | Curriculum and Assessment |
| 2021 | Calculated Grades (2020) and Accredited Grades (2021) | OECD | Yes | Curriculum and Assessment |
| 2021 | Child Protection Policies and Processes | Noelle Buick | Yes | Parents and Learners |
| 2022 | Arts in Junior Cycle Review | Kevin McCarthy Education consultant | Yes | Curriculum and Assessment |
| 2022 | Review of Governance and Financial Arrangements of the National Parents Council (Post-Primary) | Governance Ireland | Yes | Schools Division Financial |
| 2022 | CES Transitions Pilot Programme | NCSE | Ongoing | Special Education |
| 2023 | School Transport – review of the School Transport Scheme | Indecon (assisted with the final phase of the review) | Yes | School Transport |
| 2023 | Towards Inclusion Pilot Programme | NCSE | Ongoing | Special Education |
| 2023 | Evaluation of the School Excellence Fund – Digital/Stem programme | H2 Learning Ltd | Ongoing | Digital Policy for Schools |
| 2023 | Research into the cost of free schoolbooks at post-primary level | PricewaterhouseCoopers | No | Social Inclusion Unit |
| 2023 | NTRIS STAR Pilot Evaluation | Centre for Effective Services | Ongoing | Social Inclusion Unit |
| 2024 | City Connects Pilot Project in North East Inner City | Mary Immaculate College | Ongoing | Social Inclusion Unit |
| 2024 | Research on the use of digital devices in education in Ireland, which will form part of the OECD’s ‘Resourcing School Education for the Digital Age: Effective Digitalisation and Future-Ready Teachers’ | OECD | Ongoing | Digital Policy for Schools |
| 2024 | Review of the Being LGBT in School resource | Maynooth University | Ongoing | Central Policy |
| 2024 | Review of Resourcing Schools to Address Educational Disadvantage in Ireland | OECD Education for Inclusive Societies | Yes | Social Inclusion Unit |
| 2024 | Small Schools Project | Dr. Kevin McCarthy | Ongoing | School Governance |
| 2024 | External Quality Assessment of Internal Audit | Forvis Mazars | Ongoing | Internal Audit |
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