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Introduction We have clarified that the guidance applies to all children,…
The Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, also known as Sarah’s Law, lets those who care for young people find out if a person has a record for child sexual offences.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a children’s home or secure children’s home.
You might need to create a new Government Gateway account if you have forgotten both your user ID and password.
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.
Guidance for safeguarding partners on implementing Family Help and multi-agency child protection reforms, and increasing support for family networks.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects children's homes.
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).
If you are associated with a registered children's social care service, you might need to apply to Ofsted and provide certain information.
Guidance on information sharing for people who provide safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers.
Apply to register a children’s home, adoption or fostering agency, residential family centre, residential holiday scheme or supported accommodation service.
The purpose, principles and outcomes local authorities should achieve for children and families, and the enablers of good practice.
Find out what information you will need to create and use a Government Gateway account so that you can use Ofsted's services.
Guidance for those providing residential children’s homes for vulnerable children.
Multi-agency guidelines on FGM for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
Health declaration forms for childminders and people who work in childcare or children's social care.
Local authorities and regional adoption agencies can apply for therapeutic funding for eligible adoptive, special guardianship order and child arrangement order families.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a children's home.
Find out how misconduct in the teaching profession is regulated, investigated and managed.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
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