Survey to get children’s views on school issues

CHILDREN as young as nine will be asked about how their schools deal with bullying and what they think of their teachers from next month.

Department of Education inspectors are to survey pupils from the coming school year for the first time, as part of the whole-school evaluation (WSE) process which already includes input from parents’ councils.

The wider parent body in each school will also be given confidential questionnaires, seeking their views on school management, discipline, teachers and facilities.