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Initial teacher education (ITE) inspection: guidance and resources

Find guidance on how Ofsted inspects initial teacher education providers – for inspectors, leaders and staff.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 11 February 2026

What happens during an ITE inspection

• Initial teacher education (ITE) inspection: toolkit, operating guide and framework
  • 10 September 2025
  • Guidance

Information for ITE leaders and staff

The below documents are for ITE leaders and staff. Please note that the ‘Initial teacher education (ITE) inspection: toolkit, operating guide and framework’ page includes some guidance that is for inspectors. We publish this for transparency.

• Initial teacher education (ITE) inspection: toolkit, operating guide and framework
  • 10 September 2025
  • Guidance
• Ofsted inspections and visits: deferring, pausing and gathering additional evidence
  • 5 November 2025
  • Guidance
• Ofsted's code of conduct: collaborative inspection and regulation
  • 5 November 2025
  • Guidance

Guidance for inspectors

• Ofsted inspections and visits: deferring, pausing and gathering additional evidence
  • 5 November 2025
  • Guidance
• Ofsted: explore an area
  • 10 November 2025
  • Guidance
• Ofsted safeguarding policy
  • 7 November 2025
  • Guidance
• Ofsted's code of conduct: collaborative inspection and regulation
  • 5 November 2025
  • Guidance
• Equality duties on education inspection
  • 5 November 2025
  • Guidance
• Initial teacher education inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide
  • 9 January 2026
  • Guidance

Education inspection framework

This document explains why we inspect educational provision, including the legal requirements.

• Education inspection framework (EIF)
  • 9 September 2025
  • Guidance

Inspector training

• Ofsted Academy
  • 19 December 2025
  • Guidance

Glossary

• Glossary: education inspection terminology
  • 9 September 2025
  • Guidance

Published 11 February 2026