Highlights from inspectors' report

Main points from the inspectors' report

• Teachers doing a good job. A minority fail to prepare for classes.

• Half of schools visited operate from premises that are too small or dilapidated.

• Department guidelines on class size ignored in some schools.

• No real free education in some schools.

• Irish needs to be taught in a more creative way.

Source: Department of Education, 2002. Names of schools withheld.