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Care leavers feel they left care too early, Ofsted finds
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More than a third of care leavers feel that they left care too early, according to a report by Ofsted.
Three plead guilty to running illegal school
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Two people and a charitable trust have pleaded guilty to running an illegal school, following an investigation by Ofsted.
Schools adapt teaching to help children catch up but COVID-related absence remains a concern
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A new series of reports from Ofsted looks at the effect of the pandemic on children and how education providers are helping them catch up.
Ofsted data on school inspections shows that the overall grade profile for schools has improved compared to the period before the pandemic.
Ofsted Annual Report: We must do all we can to make sure this generation is not denied its opportunities
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The Chief Inspector’s Annual Report says that nearly all children and learners have been affected by the pandemic, with long-term consequences unknown.
Ofsted’s Annual Report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and social care.
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What Ofsted does
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.
Ofsted is a non-ministerial department.
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- Consultation on Ofsted’s role in the Online Education Accreditation Scheme
- Social care common inspection framework review: interim inspections of children’s homes and residential holiday schemes for disabled children
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- Consented addresses for childminders and domestic childcare
- Reported COVID-19 notifications by registered early years and childcare settings
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