Estyn’s guidance toolkit for assuring the quality of inspections through QAR and QAI

Estyn requires all Reporting Inspectors, whether CAI or HMI, to undertake inspections of good quality.

For HMI-led inspections, assistant directors carry out a sample of quality assurance visits to inspections. For CAI-led inspections, HMI undertake a sample of quality assurance visits to inspections. The quality assurance process ensures public confidence in the inspection, including confidence in the conduct and mind-set of the inspection team, the accuracy and validity of any top-level Inspection Area evaluations and the overall quality of Estyn inspections and reports. They are also a valuable source of feedback to help us continually improve our inspection approaches and to tailor our guidance and training.