The document discusses quality assurance in Flemish education. It provides a historical overview of inspections from 1991 to 2009 and describes new legislation passed in 2009 that made schools responsible for the quality of education rather than the Flemish government. The role of the inspectorate is to check that schools meet three conditions for quality education: following rules and regulations, having internal quality assurance processes, and demonstrating policy capacity. The inspectorate uses a CIPO model and risk analysis to conduct differentiated inspections. Schools have expressed uncertainty about what quality education entails and having the means to self-monitor, and the inspectorate must help schools better understand the concepts of quality assurance and policy capacity.

1. Quality assurance in Flemish education autonomy – support – accountability Inspectorate of education Dirk Lambrechts, inspector

6. Legislation 1991 Quality of education = responsibility of Flemish government

7. New legislation 2009 Quality of education = responsibility of schools

21. CIPO

23. Pre-inspection Data analysis School visit Inter- pretation and deliberation Focus of inspection Data analysis Previous reports, database with reference tables, other School visit Documents, observations, talks Interpretation and careful deliberation of findings Focus of inspection

25. 434 15% 43% 18% 15% 13% 5% 15% 6e leerjaar 435 16% 29% 18% 16% 14% 6% < Kwartiel 1 14% 5e leerjaar 435 16% 26% 18% 16% 14% 8% > Kwartiel 3 22% 4e leerjaar 435 17% 28% 19% 17% 15% 9% 17% 3e leerjaar 435 17% 26% 19% 17% 15% 8% < Kwartiel 1 13% 2e leerjaar 435 19% 36% 21% 18% 16% 7% 19% 1e leerjaar Aantal Gemiddelde Maximum Kwartiel 3 Mediaan Kwartiel 1 Minimum Knipperlicht Schoolwaarde Leerjaar Gewoon Lager Onderwijs 4.1.2 Verdeling aantal inschrijvingen per leerjaar 383 60% 93% 64% 60% 56% 17% > Kwartiel 3 71% Gewoon Lager Onderwijs 383 40% 83% 44% 40% 36% 7% < Kwartiel 1 29% Gewoon Kleuteronderwijs Aantal Gemiddelde Maximum Kwartiel 3 Mediaan Kwartiel 1 Minimum Knipperlicht Schoolwaarde Hoofdstructuur 4.1.1 Verdeling aantal inschrijvingen per hoofdstructuur 4.1 Procentuele spreiding van inschrijvingen 4 Leerlingen

27. School inspection Pre-inspection 3 / 6 days inspection School report Data Analysis School Visit Inter- pretation Deliberation Talks Observations Documents Recognition Final objectives Develop- mental objectives Quality Assurance Policy Capacity Only when Advice = negative Advice Further recognition Focus of inspection Deliberation