Tribal / Etio External Validation Reports

Summary

The requester sought inspection dates, report publication dates, and page counts for Tribal/Etio external validations of Isle of Man schools from 2024, along with scheduled dates for unassessed schools. The authority partially upheld the request by directing the user to a public website for inspection and summary publication dates but withheld full report details and page counts citing the need to protect the integrity of the validation process and staff wellbeing.

Key Facts

• The request covers external validation inspections conducted by Tribal/Etio from 1 January 2024.
• Information regarding inspection dates and parent summary publication dates is available on the DESC website.
• Full reports provided to schools were withheld to maintain a 'safe space' for honest evaluation.
• Disclosure of internal reports was deemed likely to cause reputational damage and impact staff recruitment.
• The outcome of the request was 'Upheld - partial' on 20 March 2026.

Data Disclosed

• 1 January 2024
• 2025-12-19
• 2026-03-20
• 20 January 2026
• 5 pages
• 1 document
• 5183545
• section 20
• Section 35(b)(c)

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 (Information already reasonably accessible)
• Section 35(b)(c) (Conduct of public business)

Original Request

I seek the following information in relation to on Island school quality assurance external validation and assessment as conducted by Tribal / Etio or such other organisations that have been engaged to conduct such from 1 January 2024:

For each IOM Primary and Secondary School and any other area of the DESC that has to date been subject to such external validation inspection and assessment the dates of inspection/assessment, the date of subsequent report publication and size (number of pages) of the report; and

For those schools and other areas of the DESC yet to be assessed the dates (where known) currently scheduled for such a process.