Guidance and regulation

When the Department for Education will intervene in a failing or underperforming non-maintained special school (NMSS).

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 February 2016

• Non-maintained special schools: intervention and accountability

  The Department for Education (DfE) needs to hold schools and colleges to…

At the request of the Secretary of State for Education, Ofsted conducts pre-registration inspections of proposed free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 11 November 2016

At the request of the Secretary of State for Education, Ofsted conducts pre-registration inspections of proposed free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 20 December 2019

At the request of the Secretary of State for Education, Ofsted conducts pre-registration inspections of proposed free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 9 November 2018

At the request of the Secretary of State for Education, Ofsted conducts pre-registration inspections of proposed free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 27 November 2017