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Guidance on how to report a security vulnerability on any Ofsted service or system.
Briefing note for magistrates and magistrates’ courts explaining the legal framework for Ofsted’s regulation and inspection of childcare.
Advice note for an independent schools emergency inspection - welfare only.
Guidance to help Ofsted staff in their work. It complements the protocol with the Women’s Aid Federation.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to the criminal exploitation of children in a local authority area in England.
Guidance for inspectors on carrying out a joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) in Solihull of local areas’ multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
Information about the accessibility of the Ofsted Jobs website.
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Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your independent school.
Framework and guidance for joint targeted area inspections of local area services.
Advice note from Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI to the Secretary of State for Education on no-notice school inspections.
This policy sets out what Ofsted will publish during a period of pre-election silence for local authority and general elections.
The letter of notice and Annex A (request for information) for residential holiday schemes for disabled children inspections.
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas to look at alternative provision.
Advice notes from Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI to the Secretary of State for Education on unregistered schools.
For inspection from 1 April 2018. The letter of notice and form to complete (Annex A) for voluntary adoption agency inspections.
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This accessibility statement is for our register as a nanny digital service.
This accessibility statement is for our register as a childminder digital service.
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