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| NI schools inspector Noelle Buick calls for urgent action | |
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| Northern Ireland's chief inspector of schools has called for urgent action to deal with persistent shortcomings in the education system. | Northern Ireland's chief inspector of schools has called for urgent action to deal with persistent shortcomings in the education system. |
| Noelle Buick said that while more children are achieving five good GCSE results, more needed to be done. | Noelle Buick said that while more children are achieving five good GCSE results, more needed to be done. |
| In a new report, she said there were unacceptable variations in education standards throughout Northern Ireland. | In a new report, she said there were unacceptable variations in education standards throughout Northern Ireland. |
| She said some pupils were served better than others, but added that a good education should not be left to chance. | She said some pupils were served better than others, but added that a good education should not be left to chance. |
| The Education and Training Inspectorate observed more than 11,000 lessons and training sessions in Northern Ireland over the past two years. | The Education and Training Inspectorate observed more than 11,000 lessons and training sessions in Northern Ireland over the past two years. |
| While it found the quality of teaching was mainly good or better, Ms Buick said the system needed to have higher aspirations. | While it found the quality of teaching was mainly good or better, Ms Buick said the system needed to have higher aspirations. |
| Children receiving free school meals are still more likely to have poorer qualifications and the inspector said this could not be allowed to continue. | Children receiving free school meals are still more likely to have poorer qualifications and the inspector said this could not be allowed to continue. |
| The inspectorate found that the number of young people not in education, employment or training remained too high. | The inspectorate found that the number of young people not in education, employment or training remained too high. |