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Ofsted’s review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges
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Ofsted has today published plans for a review into safeguarding policies and practices relating to sexual abuse in state and independent schools and colleges.
From April, Ofsted will publish a series of subject reviews and reports, taking a ‘state of the nation’ look at curriculum quality across primary and secondary schools.
Education inspections in the summer term
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Ofsted will not return to a full programme of graded inspections until September.
Area SEND inspections to restart
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Revisits to areas with a written statement of action will start from April 2021. Full inspection will resume from June 2021.
Ofsted's plans: 2021
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Guidance and details of our plans from January 2021 as part of a phased return to full inspection.
Ofsted guidance and information relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) for schools, early years, children’s social care and further education and skills providers.
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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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- Future inspection of Cafcass from 2021
- Changes to the publication of statistics on further education and skills inspections and outcomes
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- Reported coronavirus (COVID-19) notifications by registered early years and childcare settings
- Ofsted spending over £25,000: 2021
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