The Inspectorate of Northern – Ireland (ETI; Education and Training Inspectorate) has already a rather long tradition of "modern inspection" of schools in a form of "full inspection" of the institutions. The framework, the procedures, the guidelines, the permanent wish to learn and to improve is well –established. 

All details are given in the following link and in the sources given there.

Northern Ireland Profile, published 23 October 2008 (pdf 169kb)