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A guide to the use, storage and sharing of information about children in care homes.
The method used by Ofsted to assess when to inspect further education and skills providers rated good or outstanding.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
Situations when we can put your application on hold.
How a prospective or registered childcare provider can object if Ofsted intends to take steps that will affect their application or registration.
Ofsted's official statistics follow the standards defined in the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Statistics.
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas focusing on children who are not in school.
Guidance for inspectors on inspecting teaching of the protected characteristics during school inspections.
An operational note for Ofsted inspectors who are carrying out summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts (MATs), also known as ‘trusts’.
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.
Guidance for Ofsted inspectors when they find separation by sex on an inspection.
This accessibility statement is for our register as a nanny digital service.
This accessibility statement is for our register as a childminder digital service.
Form for financial reference for children's social care.
Briefing note for magistrates and magistrates’ courts explaining the legal framework for Ofsted’s regulation and inspection of childcare.
The risk assessment process that Ofsted uses to assist in scheduling inspections of initial teacher education (ITE) providers.
Information for lead providers about what happens when Ofsted carries out early career framework (ECF) and national professional qualification (NPQ) inspections.
Guidance on the registration of an independent fostering agency branch.
Guidance for inspectors on carrying out joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of local area services, and links to the inspection reports.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) of the multi-agency response to serious youth violence in a local authority area in England.
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