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School inspection handbook
Guidance for inspecting schools under the common inspection framework, with a mythbuster document on common misconceptions.
Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills
Guidance for Ofsted inspectors to use when inspecting safeguarding under the common inspection framework.
Handbook for short, monitoring and unannounced behaviour school inspections
Guidance for Ofsted inspectors carrying out inspections under section 8 of the Education Act 2005.
Take the time to listen to vulnerable children, say inspectorates
Inspectorates found evidence of improvement in the multi-agency response to tackling child sexual exploitation over the past two years.
Non-association independent school inspection handbook
Guidance for inspecting non-association independent schools under the common inspection framework.
Latest
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Joint inspections of child sexual exploitation and missing children: February to August 2016
- updated
- Research and analysis
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Take the time to listen to vulnerable children, say inspectorates
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- Press release
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Inspecting schools: guidance for parents
- updated
- Guidance
What we do
Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills for learners of all ages.
Ofsted is a non-ministerial department.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
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Future of social care inspection
- Closed consultation
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Re-inspection of inadequate local authorities
- Consultation outcome
Our publications
Our statistics
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Initial teacher education: inspections and outcomes as at 30 June 2016
- Official Statistics
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Children's social care data in England 2016
- Official Statistics
Our management
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Sir Michael Wilshaw
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector
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Matthew Coffey
Chief Operating Officer
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Andrew Cook
Regional Director, East of England ; Regional Director, North West
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Lorna Fitzjohn
Regional Director, West Midlands
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Sean Harford
National Director, Education
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Mike Sheridan
Regional Director, London
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Cathryn Kirby
Regional Director, North East, Yorkshire and Humber
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Eleanor Schooling CBE
National Director, Social Care
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Chris Russell
Regional Director, East Midlands; Regional Director, South East
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Bradley Simmons
Regional Director, South West
Contact Ofsted
General enquiries
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Email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk
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General enquiries 0300 123 1231
About schools 0300 123 4234
About concerns 0300 123 4666
Fax 0300 123 3159
The helpline is open Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
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