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Guidance on how Ofsted inspects boarding schools and residential special schools.
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Ofsted’s safeguarding policy and guidance for inspectors on handling safeguarding disclosures.
This guide is for providers and commissioners to help them understand the registration requirements with CQC and Ofsted and when to register with one or both regulatory bodies.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects adoption support agencies.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects secure children's homes.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential family centres.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential provision of further education colleges.
Information for local authority services, adoption and fostering agencies, residential centres and other children's social care services.
The framework and evaluation schedule for inspection of secure training centres, for use from 1 April 2025.
Advice for social care providers about how they may arrange for Ofsted inspectors to review records held on electronic systems.
Letter that Ofsted sends to independent fostering agencies giving notice of inspection and asking for particular information.
Annex A form for residential family centres to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
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’).
Guidance for inspectors on carrying out joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of local area services on children's mental health.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects secure 16 to 19 academies.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects voluntary adoption agencies.
The letter of notice, pre-inspection form and case list form for adoption support agencies inspections.
Guidance for inspectors on carrying out a joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) in Solihull of local areas’ multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk.
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