Inspections:

• LEAVING CERTIFICATE APPLIED (LCA)

DATE OF INSPECTION: 09/12/2024 - 10/12/2024 WITH REPORT ISSUED 4 March 2025

LINK: mount-st-michael-rosscarbery-co-cork-cork-ecf3c47e-4248-45fd-b074-80cceee1e22.pdf

Summary of Main findings and recommendations:
Findings
· The overall quality of teaching, learning and assessment observed was very good and some excellent practice was noted.
· In all lessons visited, relationships between teachers and students were supportive and respectful, fostering an inclusive learning environment of mutual respect and trust.
· Key assignments and tasks were delivered creatively through various modes and activities, this, alongside high expectations, proved a significant strength in the programme delivery and positive student outcomes following on from LCA.
· The overall quality for whole-school support and provision for LCA was very good.
· The senior leadership team are commended on extending the LCA curricular
programme based on student interests, needs, abilities and intended progression routes.
· Programme planning, co-ordination and review was good, with potential to build on existing strengths with the new team in place.

• ENGLISH REPORT 0N 16-11-2023 WITH REPORT ISSUED: 04/03/2024

mount-st-michael-rosscarbery-co-cork-cork-6101fc48-04eb-44c8-90a8-41e1aaf7cd4.pdf

Summary of main findings and recommendations:
Findings
 The standard of teaching and learning was very good overall. Of particular note was teachers’ palpable sense of passion and love for the subject.
 The ability of teachers to guide students towards additional texts for research and enjoyment was a highly effective aspect of teachers’ practice.
 Very effective practice was evident where, in a number of instances, teachers encouraged students’ awareness of intertextuality and the different worlds of texts.
 Writing was a regular feature of lessons and students’ copybooks and included numerous examples of extended writing.
 Whole school provision and support for English was very good.
 There was a very good standard of planning and preparation in the English department
overall.

• October 2022: PE INSPECTION…. See full report here

https://govieassets.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/241035/62470N_Subject%20Inspection_32462_20220921.pdf

Summary of main findings and recommendations:
Findings
· The quality of teaching and learning was good in all of the lessons observed with some excellent practice noted.
· Students were well engaged, active and achieved very well in their physical education lessons and the very positive atmosphere was a notable feature of all lessons.
· Subject provision for Physical Education was very good and the subject was well resourced and appropriately timetabled.
· A very good range of activities has been planned as part of the delivery of Physical Education in the school and individual lessons were well planned.
· Overall subject planning was good, with some minor scope for development noted.
· Very good collaborative practice was observed among the physical education teachers
and the use of peer observation of each other’s lessons was particularly commended.

• The Department of Education and Skills, DES, conducted a Whole School Evaluation –Management, Leadership and Learning, WSE MLL, in May 2016

https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Whole-School-Evaluation-Reports-List/report9_62470N.pdf