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Ofsted celebrates exceptional school leaders
Sir Michael Wilshaw has written to 3 headteachers who have shown exceptional leadership by supporting other schools to improve.
Alternative provision: progress made, but more still to be done
An Ofsted report on alternative provision for schools has set out its findings and made a number of recommendations for school leaders.
Ofsted Annual Report 2014/15: education and skills
The Ofsted Annual Report sets out the evidence and findings on the quality of schools and the further education and skills sector.
Point in time questionnaires for social care services
Ofsted launches point in time questionnaires for social care services.
School inspection handbook from September 2015
Guidance for inspecting schools under the common inspection framework from September 2015, with a mythbuster document on common misconceptions.
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Ofsted early years survey reports
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Ofsted further education and skills survey reports
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Ofsted schools survey reports
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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.
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Re-inspection of inadequate local authorities
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Joint targeted area inspections
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Our statistics
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Local authority and children’s homes in England inspection outcomes
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Further education and skills inspection outcomes Sep 2014 to Aug 2015
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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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Sir Robin Bosher
Director, Quality and Training and Regional Director, South East
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Andrew Cook
Regional Director, East of England
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Lorna Fitzjohn
Regional Director, West Midlands
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Nick Jackson
Director, Corporate Services
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Sean Harford
National Director, Education
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Mike Sheridan
Regional Director, London
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Nick Hudson
Regional Director, North East, Yorkshire and Humber
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Chris Russell
Regional Director, North West; Regional Director, East Midlands
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Eleanor Schooling
National Director, Social Care
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Bradley Simmons
Regional Director, South West
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