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Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
Guidance for inspecting how well local areas support children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
The letter of notice, pre-inspection form and case list form for adoption support agencies inspections.
Information about the accessibility of the Ofsted Jobs website.
Ofsted's policy on carrying out directed surveillance under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000 to prevent or detect a crime.
Advice note from Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI to the Secretary of State for Education on no-notice school inspections.
Guidance for children's social care providers about distributing the 2026 annual survey, including a promotional poster that they can use.
Guidance and methodology for phase 1 of Ofsted's thematic inspection of a sample of regional adoption agencies (RAAs).
The letter of notice and form for further education college residential provision inspections from March 2023.
How Ofsted and the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) work together to inspect association independent schools with an early years registration.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects secure 16 to 19 academies.
The risk assessment process that Ofsted uses to assist in scheduling inspections of initial teacher education (ITE) providers.
Guidance to help Ofsted staff in their work. It complements the protocol with the Women’s Aid Federation.
The framework and evaluation schedule for inspection of secure training centres, for use from 1 April 2026.
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.
Advice notes from pre-registration inspections of proposed free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges that Ofsted carried out in 2020 at the request of the Secretary of State for Education.
The risk assessment process that Ofsted uses to assist in scheduling inspections of early career framework (ECF) and national professional qualification (NPQ) programmes.
Updates for inspectors and stakeholders with the latest information and guidance about Ofsted's inspection work in schools and early education settings.
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas to look at preparation for adulthood arrangements.
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