As a result, there is a risk that the two processes and the criteria they use are not well aligned and do not mutually reinforce each other (Chapter 5). As there is currently no national system for teacher appraisal, monitoring the quality of school-based human resource management could be a key task of the Inspectorate, but it is not yet fully reflected in the Inspectorate’s evaluation criteria (Chapter 5). In the Netherlands, difficulties typically arise when the central authorities’ plans confront the longstanding tradition of “freedom of education” (Chapter 1), which is strongly defended by schools and school boards.