To ask the Minister of Education to outline how the Education and Training Inspectorate have (i) monitored; and (ii) evaluated the impact of the Shared Education Programme.

The Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI), as part of its on-going schools inspection programme, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of collaborative links and partnerships between and among schools, including those developed under the shared education programme. Through its District Inspector network, the ETI will, where appropriate, monitor the progress of partnership schools as they develop shared education provision for their learners.

(2)The Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) was commissioned by the Department of Education to provide an independent evaluation of the Shared Education Signature Project and will issue a final report in 2018.

To date, ETI has carried out a number of evaluations of school partnerships, and based on the evidence from these has written a draft interim report which will soon be published on its web site.

The ETI has just commenced another round of baseline, monitoring and management visits, with further visits taking place through 2017 to inform the final report in 2018.