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Ofsted inspections of further education and skills providers

Guidance on inspecting further education and skills providers, including short inspections, safeguarding, our handbook and inspections of training in prisons.

Published 2 December 2014
Last updated 25 February 2016 — see all updates

• From: Ofsted

Ofsted inspections of further education and skills providers

1. How Ofsted inspects further education teaching and training

   • 3 December 2014
   • Guidance

2. Common inspection framework: education, skills and early years from September 2015

   • 28 August 2015
   • Guidance

3. Further education and skills inspection handbook

   • 4 April 2018
   • Guidance

4. How Ofsted supports further education and skills providers

   • 4 April 2018
   • Guidance

5. Inspecting further education and skills: leaflet for providers

   • 23 May 2018
   • Guidance

6. Short inspections of further education and skills: leaflet for providers

   • 23 May 2018
   • Guidance

7. Further education and skills inspection update: 2015 to 2016

   • 11 August 2016
   • Correspondence

Ofsted inspections of training in prisons

1. Inspecting learning and skills training for people in custody

   • 3 April 2018
   • Guidance

2. Prisons judged inadequate or requires improvement: Ofsted guidance

   • 21 July 2017
   • Guidance

Inspection dashboard

1. Using Ofsted’s inspection data summary report (IDSR): 16 to 19

   • 17 April 2018
   • Guidance

Published 2 December 2014
Last updated 25 February 2016 + show all updates

1. 25 February 2016 Updated with safeguarding concerns guidance for inspectors.
2. 2 December 2014 First published.