Inspectorates of Education in Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic also
oblige or motivate schools to implement the feedback by using some kind of follow-up
to check on progress. In Styria and Ireland, schools have to write a ‘school development
plan’ which identifies the areas for development (as indicated in the feedback) and
which is checked by the Inspectorate during subsequent inspections. In the Netherlands,
the Inspectorate of Education instructs the school board of failing schools to formulate a
plan of approach aimed at improving quality. The Inspectorate analyses the plan and lays
down performance agreements in an inspection plan. This plan specifies when the
quality should be up to standard again and what (interim) results the school must attain.
It also specifies the indicators the Inspectorate of Education will assess in (interim)
inspection visits. The school board must commit to the inspection plan.