Guidance

Education inspection framework: engagement programme

Details of Ofsted's programme of webinars to help familiarise providers with the November 2025 education inspection framework changes.

Applies to England

Education inspection framework engagement programme

From September 2025, providers can attend live webinars that set out the main changes to education inspections starting in November 2025.

The programme of webinars for early years, schools, further education and skills and initial teacher education settings will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel.

Regional events will run throughout the autumn term.

Read more in our engagement programme press release.

How to book onto an event

Follow the link on the event date below to reach the relevant booking page.

Early years: renewed inspection framework webinars

Nurseries, pre-schools and other registered early years settings

Out-of-school providers registered on the Early Years Register

Thursday 18 September 2025: 12pm to 1pm

Schools: renewed inspection framework webinars

Maintained nursery schools

Tuesday 23 September 2025: 4pm to 5pm

State-funded primary schools

Tuesday 16 September 2025: 4pm to 5pm

State-funded secondary schools

Wednesday 17 September 2025: 4pm to 5pm

Non-association independent schools

Tuesday 30 September 2025: 4pm to 5pm

University Technical Colleges

Thursday 18 September 2025: 4pm to 5pm

Further education and skills: renewed inspection framework webinars

Providers of programmes for young people or those receiving enhanced inspections

Monday 29 September 2025: 1pm to 2pm

Adult learning providers

Monday 22 September 2025: 11am to 12pm

Initial teacher education (ITE): renewed inspection framework webinars

ITE providers who offer any or all phases of initial teacher education

Monday 22 September 2025: 4pm to 5pm

Providers who offer ITE for those preparing to teach in further education and skills

Monday 6 October 2025: 4pm to 5pm

Updates to this page

Published 10 July 2025
Last updated 22 July 2025 show all updates
  1. Added the dates and times of all webinars. We are also hosting an additional webinar for ‘Nurseries, pre-schools and other registered early years settings'.

  2. First published.

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