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Information for children referred to the National Referral Mechanism because they might be victims of exploitation, human trafficking or modern slavery.
Guide for children referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) because they might be victims of exploitation, human trafficking or modern slavery.
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.
Guidance for local authorities about extending Personal Adviser (PA) support to age 25.
Information leaflet and poster to support the whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy programme.
Resource to help improve early years services from pregnancy to age 2.
Information about exception requests to adopt children from countries with special restrictions.
Resources to support local authorities investing in the local commissioning of oral health improvement programmes for pre-school children.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of privately fostered children.
Criteria and advice for accredited early years initial teacher training providers offering the assessment only route to EYTS.
List of early years initial teacher training (ITT) providers.
Guidance to support education settings who want to use external expertise to enhance their online safety education.
Guidance for inspectors on carrying out joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of local area services, and links to the inspection reports.
The framework and evaluation schedule for inspection of secure training centres, for use from 1 April 2025.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a voluntary adoption agency.
You must tell Ofsted when anyone aged 16 or over stops living or working with you where you look after children.
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’).
From summer 2013, changes to the meningococcal C vaccine schedule will offer better protection to teens and young adults, including those entering university for the first time.
Guidance for local authorities on the local offer for care leavers.
Guidance for health professionals on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
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