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Ofsted's framework and guidance for inspecting local authority services for children (ILACS) in need of help and protection, children in care and care leavers.
A guide for inspectors about physical intervention and restrictions of liberty.
Guidance for schools in England on using emergency inhalers.
Information for providers and managers on the use of surveillance, including CCTV, in their residential childcare settings and how Ofsted will evaluate its use.
Information about the BCG vaccination being offered to protect your baby against tuberculosis (TB).
Infographics explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for women in pregnancy and after giving birth.
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
The funding available to local authorities since September 2024 to expand wraparound care, and their role in delivering it.
Best-practice standards for early years teachers.
Guidance for safeguarding partners and child protection professionals on what the panel does and how it works.
Guidance for commissioners and health professionals to make decisions about mental health services and interventions based on data and analysis.
How you make an application for recognition of non-UK qualifications to work in an early years setting in England.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2025 to 2026.
How local authorities should report incidents to the Department for Education, Ofsted and Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
Statutory guidance for local authority children’s services on representations and complaints procedures.
Explains the HPV, Td/IPV and MenACWY vaccinations given to young people in school years 7 to 13.
This guidance outlines 'staying put' arrangements that enable care leavers to remain with their former foster carers after they turn 18.
Guidance on supervising the activities of workers and volunteers with children.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.
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