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…Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. We also inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
How to apply to the Children’s Funeral Fund for help paying for a funeral for a child under 18
Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK. How to apply and what the decision on your application means.
Statistics on children under local authority care at national and local authority level.
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - support your child can get at school and how to apply for an education, health and care (EHC) plan
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, tax credits, Learner Support.
The education provision for service children overseas can be categorised as Defence Children Services (DCS) Schools and Settings or non MOD schools locations.…
Statistics on secure children’s homes, including the number of children they accommodate as of 31 March each year.
Asylum policy guidance for asylum applications involving children.
Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
An overview of Ofsted's registration process for adoption agencies, fostering agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
Health declaration forms for childminders and people who work in childcare or children's social care.
This guidance explains what providers of children’s homes must do under the law when recruiting and employing staff.
Apply to register a children’s home, adoption or fostering agency, residential family centre or residential holiday scheme.…
Annual statistics on children and family social workers including agency children and family social workers in England.
You might need to apply to Ofsted and provide them with certain information if you are connected with a children's social care service.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.…
Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
How to register an overseas adoption in the Adopted Children Register.
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