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Details of Ofsted's programme of webinars to help familiarise providers with the November 2025 education inspection framework changes.
Guidance for inspectors and establishments on inspecting education, skills training and work in prisons and young offender institutions (YOIs) in England under the renewed education inspection framework, for use from 21 Sept…
For use on inspections from 21 September 2026. About this page This…
For use on inspections from 21 September 2026. About this page This page…
Guidance for inspectors and schools on inspecting non-association independent schools in England under the renewed education inspection framework.
For use on inspections from January 2026. About this page This guidance…
For use in inspections from January 2026. About this page This page…
About this page This guide sets out how lead inspectors (‘you’) and team…
For use on inspections from 7 September 2026. About this page This…
For use in inspections from 7 September 2026. About this page This page…
For use on inspections from 7 September 2026. About this page This guide…
This document sets out changes we have made to inspection guidance to…
Guidance for inspectors and providers on inspecting further education and skills providers in England under the renewed education inspection framework.
Guidance for inspectors and providers on inspecting registered early years settings in England under the renewed education inspection framework.
Guidance for inspectors and schools on inspecting maintained schools and academies in England under the renewed education inspection framework.
Ofsted has published a new toolkit and guidance for inspecting education, skills training and work in prisons and young offender institutions (YOIs) in England under the renewed education inspection framework.
Statistics from Ofsted on inspections of local area services for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Management information for area SEND.
Sets out the scope of an Ofsted and DfE study on identifying practice that supports 16- to 18-year-olds to stay in education, training or employment, and prevent them from becoming NEET (not in education, employment or train…
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