Memorandum of Understanding for Challenge Advisors

This document outlines the roles, responsibilities and expectations of the three parties in respect of the participation of Challenge Adviser Inspectors on school inspections.

Challenge Adviser Inspectors who successfully complete their training will be placed on a list that will contain information including email addresses, names, addresses, employer and specialisms. The Inspectorate will use the list only for the purpose of deploying Challenge Advisers and for sharing information with the Challenge Adviser about developments in the Inspectorate and opportunities for development and training.

Challenge Advisers will be given access to a personal Inspector Profile that will contain their personal information and they are required to keep this up to date at all times to ensure that they are appropriately deployed on inspection. Reporting inspectors will be able to view email addresses, names, addresses, and specialisms for each Challenge Advisor on their personal Inspector Profiles for inspection purposes only. Each Challenge Adviser Inspector will receive an individual evaluation form (IEF) on their performance. This should be shared by the Challenge Adviser with their employer as part of their performance management process. Employers may wish to request a copy of the IEF from each Challenge Adviser who has been deployed on an Estyn inspection.

The parties acknowledge the Inspectorate’s duty to comply with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) and understand that the Inspectorate may be required to disclose certain information to third parties. The employer and the Challenge Adviser Inspectors shall support the Inspectorate in complying with the Act as reasonably requested by the Inspectorate.

The parties acknowledge that the Challenge Adviser Inspectors shall at all times remain an employee of the employer and shall not be deemed to be an employee of the Inspectorate. The Challenge Adviser Inspector shall not present himself/herself as being an employee or agent of the Inspectorate.