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Guidance for inspectors carrying out a JTAI of the multi-agency response to the identification of initial need and risk (often referred to as the ‘front door’).
An operational note for Ofsted inspectors who are carrying out summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts (MATs), also known as ‘trusts’.
How Ofsted will work with other organisations.
Guidance for inspectors on carrying out joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of local area services, and links to the inspection reports.
Guidance for childminder agencies about the main activities carried out by inspectors. It also sets out the judgements that inspectors will make.
Guidance for childminder agencies on registering with Ofsted, including the process, fees and requirements. It sets out the legal background and the extent of our regulatory powers.
This guide gives an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for initial teacher education (ITE) providers and inspectors.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with an adoption support agency.
Guidance for inspectors and investigators of unregistered independent schools.
Guidance for providers, social workers and placement commissioners on placing children, subject to a deprivation of liberty order (DoL), in unregistered settings.
Guidance for inspecting how well local areas support children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your independent school.
Ofsted guidance for inspectors about how to inspect initial training for the UK Armed Forces relating to welfare and duty of care.
How Ofsted regulates applicants and childcare services that are only on the Childcare Register.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects voluntary adoption agencies.
Ofsted's policy on carrying out directed surveillance under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000 to prevent or detect a crime.
Ofsted's variation fees for children’s social care services.
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas focusing on children who are not in school.
The framework outlines the responsibilities and procedures of Ofsted's board, chair and committees.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a voluntary adoption agency.
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