Statistical assessments
Under the Code of Practice for Offical Statistics, statistics produced by the Department are subject to regular review and assessment. Details of recent assessments are listed below.
The annual publication from the census, on enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education, underwent assessment by the United Kingdon Statistics Authority in June 2009. The report below was produced as a result of the assessment.
Actions resulting from requirements specified in the assessment are outlined in the action plan produced by the Department.
Other statistics: on pupil attendance, pupil performance, leavers' destinations and teacher workforce, produced by the Department underwent assessment by the Statistics Authority in autumn 2009 in conjunction with assessments conducted on education statistics in the other regions of the United Kingdom. The report below was produced as a result of the assessment.
School Statistics for Northern Ireland: Assessment Report 51, July 2010
Actions resulting from requirements specified in the assessment are outlined in the action plan produced by the Department.
Prior to the establishment of the United Kindom Statistics authority , statistics classed as 'National Statistics' were required to undergo a quality review every five years. Department of Education National Statistics were reviewed in 2005. A short covering statement by the review steering group is given below:
Covering statement by review group PDF 8 KB
The National Statistics Quality Review report can be accessed below:
The resulting action plan can be accessed below::
