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How a prospective or registered childcare provider can appeal if Ofsted plans to take steps that will affect their registration.
Information and advice on measles and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects adoption support agencies.
Guide for schools on how terrorist groups such as ISIL use social media to encourage travel to Syria and Iraq.
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Statutory guidance for local authorities on children who lose their looked-after status when remanded or sentenced to custody.
Guide for local authorities submitting children’s social work workforce returns for 2025.
Information for support care providers on using the training, support and development (TSD) standards for foster carers.
Information on the 14 local authorities who have been selected as trailblazers for the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.
Support for local authorities applying to become an early adopter of the children’s social care private dashboard.
How to confirm a measles diagnosis, manage cases and contacts, control infection, and vaccinate young or partially-covered patients.
Guidance for childminder agencies about the main activities carried out by inspectors. It also sets out the judgements that inspectors will make.
The framework and evaluation schedule for inspection of secure training centres, for use from 1 April 2025.
Advice on symptoms, diagnosis, complications and treatment of measles.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of privately fostered children.
This briefing offers head teachers, governors and school staff a summary of the key evidence that highlights the link between health and wellbeing and educational attainment.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a voluntary adoption agency.
Guidance for child health information system (CHIS) providers on information requirements, and suppliers on specifications for collecting and reporting data.
Leaflet for GPs and practice staff to support the nasal spray flu vaccination programme for children.
Commissioning Support Programme paper introducing the essential characteristics of good commissioning in children’s services.
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