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Application forms to complete to register with Ofsted.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a voluntary adoption agency.
Letter that Ofsted sends to independent fostering agencies giving notice of inspection and asking for particular information.
A guide to the use, storage and sharing of information about children in care homes.
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.
Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your independent school.
For inspection from 1 April 2018. The letter of notice and form to complete (Annex A) for voluntary adoption agency inspections.
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas to look at alternative provision.
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas focusing on children who are not in school.
Joint targeted area inspection guidance on the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment.
The framework outlines the responsibilities and procedures of Ofsted's board, chair and committees.
Framework and guidance for joint targeted area inspections of local area services.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) of the multi-agency response to serious youth violence in a local authority area in England.
Protocol for Ofsted’s working arrangements with approved independent inspection providers for British schools overseas.
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 accessibility statement is for our register as a childminder digital service.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a voluntary adoption agency.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects voluntary adoption agencies.
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