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A guide to the use, storage and sharing of information about children in care homes.
The framework and handbook for inspecting lead providers of early career framework (ECF) and national professional qualification (NPQ) programmes in England.
A leaflet for parents and carers of children whose school is due for inspection.
Application forms to complete to register with Ofsted.
How to refer a possible unregistered school to Ofsted for investigation.
Guidance for inspectors and investigators of unregistered independent schools.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to the criminal exploitation of children in a local authority area in England.
Form for financial reference for children's social care.
Ofsted’s guidance on quality assurance of online providers under the Online Education Accreditation Scheme.
An operational note for Ofsted inspectors who are carrying out summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts (MATs), also known as ‘trusts’.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
Framework and guidance for joint targeted area inspections of local area services.
The method used by Ofsted to assess when to inspect further education and skills providers rated good or outstanding.
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas to look at preparation for adulthood arrangements.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage an adoption support agency.
Guidance for inspectors on inspecting teaching of the protected characteristics during school inspections.
Ofsted's official statistics follow the standards defined in the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Statistics.
How Ofsted will work with other organisations.
Guidance for childminder agencies about the main activities carried out by inspectors. It also sets out the judgements that inspectors will make.
Advice for social care providers about how they may arrange for Ofsted inspectors to review records held on electronic systems.
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