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Advice note from Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI to the Secretary of State for Education on no-notice school inspections.
Guidance for Ofsted inspectors in carrying out full joint inspections of youth offending work.
Information about the accessibility of the Ofsted Jobs website.
Advice notes from Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI to the Secretary of State for Education on unregistered schools.
Advice note for an independent schools emergency inspection - welfare only.
Information for lead providers about what happens when Ofsted carries out early career framework (ECF) and national professional qualification (NPQ) inspections.
Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your independent school.
Advice note from Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI to the Secretary of State for Education on school inspections in Tower Hamlets.
Guidance to help Ofsted staff in their work. It complements the protocol with the Women’s Aid Federation.
Ofsted has commissioned an independent reviewer to lead an independent learning review of its response to the death of Ruth Perry.
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.
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.
This accessibility statement is for our 'tell Ofsted about a serious childcare incident' digital service.
Advice note from Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, on the inspection of schools previously inspected by the Bridge Schools Inspectorate.
SC4 is the form voluntary adoption agencies use to notify Ofsted of a new branch.
Findings from thematic inspections of initial teacher education partnerships that took place during 2012 and 2013 to promote improvement.
Joint targeted area inspection guidance on the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment.
The framework and handbook for inspecting lead providers of early career framework (ECF) and national professional qualification (NPQ) programmes in England.
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