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Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a children’s home or secure children’s home.
If you have a non-social-work-related degree and want to become a child and family social worker, you can train through this programme.
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Find out what information you will need to create and use a Government Gateway account so that you can use Ofsted's services.
Apply to register a children’s home, adoption or fostering agency, residential family centre, residential holiday scheme or supported accommodation service.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects children's homes.
Health declaration forms for childminders and people who work in childcare or children's social care.
Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to younger children living with neglect.
The purpose, principles and outcomes local authorities should achieve for children and families, and the enablers of good practice.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a children's home.
You must tell Ofsted about changes to certain people in your organisation or to your premises.
Guide for local authorities and providers on when Ofsted will prioritise an application to register a children’s home.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
What social care providers need to know when notifying Ofsted of a serious incident.
Our expectations of inspectors and providers during inspection or other regulatory activity.
Annex A form for children's homes and secure children's homes to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
How to share concerns about children’s social care services with Ofsted, including whistleblowing, and what we will do with the information.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a supported accommodation service.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a supported accommodation service.
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