Peer inspector Memorandum of Understanding for post-16 education and training

This document outlines the roles, responsibilities and expectations of the three parties in respect of the participation of peer inspectors in post-16 inspections.

Peer inspectors who successfully complete their training and initial assessment will be placed on a list that will contain information including email address, names, addresses, employer and specialisms. Peer inspectors must inform the Inspectorate of any change of address or any other material change, such as a change of name or employer, through Estyn’s online inspector profile system. If the peer inspector changes employment, they must update their Peer Inspector profile with their new organisation and also update their preclusions, the peer inspector must also complete a new Employer Endorsement form (EEF) and return this to Estyn.The Inspectorate will use the list only for the purpose of deploying peer inspectors and for sharing information with peer inspectors about developments in the Inspectorate and opportunities for development and training. 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.

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 peer inspectors shall support the Inspectorate in complying with the Act as reasonably requested by the
Inspectorate.

The parties acknowledge that peer inspectors shall at all times remain an employee of the employer/provider and shall not be deemed to be an employee of the Inspectorate. Peer inspectors shall not present themselves as being an employee or agent of or spokesperson for the Inspectorate.