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17 July 2018 — Guidance
School inspection handbook
Guidance for inspecting schools under the common inspection framework, with a mythbuster document on common misconceptions.
17 July 2018 — Guidance
Handbook for short, monitoring and unannounced behaviour school inspections
Guidance for Ofsted inspectors carrying out school inspections under section 8 of the Education Act 2005.
17 July 2018 — Open consultation
Proposed changes to joint inspections of secure training centres
Ofsted would like your views on the proposed changes to joint inspections of secure training centres.
9 July 2018 — Speech
Amanda Spielman's speech to the Policy Exchange think tank
The Chief Inspector discussed the importance of promoting British values in schools and Ofsted’s role in making sure this is done well.
9 July 2018 — News story
Childcare and early years applications: delays in July
There will be delays to processing childcare and early years application forms in July while we upgrade our IT systems.
6 July 2018 — Research and analysis
Growing up neglected: a multi-agency response to older children
This report examines the multi-agency response to older children who are living with neglect following 6 inspections of local authority areas.
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Proposed changes to joint inspections of secure training centres
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Handbook for short, monitoring and unannounced behaviour school inspections
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School inspection handbook
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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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School inspections and outcomes: management information
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Further education and skills inspections and outcomes: management information from December 2015
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