Abstract
This article aimed to raise awareness of the coordination, communication and control roles performed by the School Inspection, between monarchy period till today, perceived by the government body as ways of action that promote the revitalization and qualification of the Portuguese education system. For this purpose, we carry out an approach addressing the different theoretical proposals regarding the School Inspection System, we proceed with a historical retrospective of this body in Portugal covering more than two centuries. The political-legal advances and setbacks of its creation did not fail to evidence the struggle for the entry of female staff in the Portuguese inspectorate system. The reflection about the evolution of their functions and duties in light of educational policies allow us to conclude by the instrumental dimension conferred to it by the evaluation and monitoring it does in school organizations.
Keywords:
School Inspection; School Organization; Educational Policies.