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Handbook for inspecting education, skills and work activities in prisons and young offender institutions.
You must tell Ofsted when anyone aged 16 or over stops living or working in the home where you look after children.
This document provides guidance to help Ofsted inspectors in carrying out additional inspections of independent schools.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage an independent fostering agency.
Your electronic device will need to meet certain specifications to allow you to work as an Ofsted inspector.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects adoption support agencies.
Information for providers, parents and carers about what happens when we suspend a childcare provider’s registration.
How a prospective or registered childcare provider can appeal if Ofsted plans to take steps that will affect their registration.
Ofsted guidance for inspectors about how to inspect initial training for the UK Armed Forces relating to welfare and duty of care.
This blog post helps to clarify when schools can expect their next Ofsted inspection.
The provider portal allows Ofsted and the provider to share documentation during an inspection.
This guide explains how we select new schools and schools that undergo significant changes for inspection.
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.
The framework and evaluation schedule for inspection of secure training centres, for use from 1 April 2025.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a residential holiday scheme for disabled children.
Annex A form for residential family centres to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
During Ofsted school inspections, staff and pupils can give their views via an online survey. This page provides the questions for reference only.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects boarding schools and residential special schools.
Situations when we can put your application on hold.
Joint targeted area inspection guidance on the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment.
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