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Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a residential family centre.
Examples of rapid reviews for serious child safeguarding incidents.
Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to children who are victims of domestic abuse.
Guidance for senior leaders on monitoring the provision of online safety education in schools and colleges.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects adoption support agencies.
Application forms to complete to register with Ofsted.
Statutory guidance on providing effective advocacy services for children and young people making a complaint under the children Act 1989.
Nursing and other qualifications that cannot be counted in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) staff:child ratios.
Guidance to support primary school teachers deliver food teaching in schools.
Training and tools to help practitioners and their managers discuss parental conflict.
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2026 to 2027.
Guidance to support commissioning of the Family Nurse Partnership programme for improving public health outcomes for children, young people and families.
Information to help schools support the delivery of the National Child Measurement Programme to measure children's height and weight in reception and year 6.
Guidance for frontline practitioners to explore a parent or carer’s relationship with their baby, and identify parent-infant relationship difficulties.
Funding for local authorities to appoint virtual school heads to support the education of previously looked-after children.
Information for local authority services, adoption and fostering agencies, residential centres and other children's social care services.
Leaflet for GPs and practice staff to support the nasal spray flu vaccination programme for children.
Information for health professionals on the rotavirus vaccination programme.
You must tell Ofsted when anyone aged 16 or over stops living or working with you where you look after children.
An algorithm for midwives to help diagnose carbon monoxide poisoning in pregnant women and offer advice for women in the event of exposure.
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