Guidance

Accessibility statement for Ofsted Jobs

Information about the accessibility of the Ofsted Jobs website.

From:
Ofsted
Published
22 September 2020
Last updated
22 December 2020 — See all updates

Applies to England

This accessibility statement applies to the website Ofsted Jobs.

This website is procured from MidlandHR and run by Ofsted. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • navigate most of the website using a screen reader

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • the colour contrast of buttons is not high enough
  • you cannot access the date picker via the keyboard when completing date fields, but you can type a date into the field
  • you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • use of headings is inconsistent
  • some of the help text may be hard to understand for all users
  • aspects of the user journey may be confusing for all users
  • copies of submitted applications are pdf by default, but you can contact us for an alternative format

We plan to carry out a review of this site with MidlandHR no later than 31 March 2021.

What to do if you can’t access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format, you can:

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person

People who are D/deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment can contact us using a text relay service. You can contact us by:

Our helpline is open from 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Ofsted is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

The colour contrast ratio of buttons is lower than 4.5:1. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast). This issue has been acknowledged by MidlandHR and is expected to be fixed no later than 31 March 2021.

PDFs and other documents

This application tool will provide a copy of your submitted application in pdf format. This document is not essential to providing our services. Users can apply without accessing the pdf document. If you require a copy of your submitted application in an alternative format, you can:

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This website was last tested on 2 December 2020. The test was carried out by Ofsted colleagues and used a number of automated tools. Previous testing included the use of Texthelp Read&Write v12.1 (screen reader) and Dragon 15.4 (speech recognition).

This statement was prepared on 18 September 2020. It was last updated on 22 December 2020.

Published 22 September 2020
Last updated 22 December 2020 + show all updates

  1. Updated sections 'How accessible this website is', 'Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations' and 'Preparation of this accessibility statement' to reflect current progress.

  2. First published.

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