Children in primary schools will be asked to answer questions on their teachers and peers in an attempt to improve education in Ireland.

The Irish Examiner reported that the Department of Education will send inspectors to primary schools in the coming school year to evaluate the quality of the schools and gauge pupils' opinions on their educational facilities.

This move comes as part of the whole-school evaluation process, which measures the standards of schools in Ireland.

As well as pupils having to answer questions, parents will also be given confidential questionnaires to ascertain the quality of school management, discipline and teachers.

The newspaper revealed that the questions will be in the form of a statement, which the pupils give "yes" or "no" answers to.

These include: "I like coming to school", "I feel safe in my class and in the playground" and "Teachers talk to us about dealing with bullying".

Last month, John Kennedy, writing for the Irish Independent, suggested that the Irish education system needs more funding in order to improve.

Posted by Donal Walsh 

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