Dissertation (MA Education)This study aimed at assessing the contribution of school inspection in improving teaching and learning in secondary schools in Mbeya City. The study was guided by two theories, namely Scientific Management and Human relation theories. It employed descriptive research design and the data were collected through questionnaires, interviews and documentary review. Respondents were selected through purposive and simple random sampling techniques and made a total of 108. This sample composition included 90 teachers, 10 heads of schools, 7 school inspectors, and 1 DEO. Qualitative data were subjected to content analysis while quantitative data were analysed statistically with the help of SPSS version 20. The findings from the study indicated that school inspection contribute to the improvement of teaching and learning in secondary schools. Through the support received from the school inspectors, teachers develop the professional skills that are useful for the improvement of their work performance. The findings also indicated that the provision of seminars and educational workshops to teachers was the most relevant strategy towards improving the teaching and learning. Teachers viewed such seminars and workshops to improve their competences in helping the students learning. The findings indicated further that school inspectorate department faced the challenges of lack of financial resources, lack of implementation of the school inspection recommendation reports and the inadequate support from the teachers during the school inspection days. It is recommended that the government needs to ensure that the supportive measures are taken to make the school inspectors fully function by providing enough facilities and to ensure that the school inspection reports and recommendations are implemented by the educational authorities within Mbeya City Council