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Findings from research on conceptualising vulnerability commissioned by Ofsted and carried out by Research in Practice at the National Children's Bureau (NCB).
How schools and further education (FE) colleges are embedding AI and responding to some of the challenges and barriers identified in literature.
Executive summary The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 dramatically…
Commentaries on unregistered schools investigations.
Introduction This commentary discusses the findings from Ofsted’s work…
Findings from our 2025 review of the area SEND inspection framework and how we will make sure it remains effective and in line with current needs and best practice.
A report on our findings during the first 2 years of inspecting local area partnerships under the current area SEND inspection framework.
An exploration of whether population census data and school census data can be used to derive realistic estimates of children missing education.
A theoretical model to help local authorities and other decision-makers plan new childcare provision under the 2025 childcare reforms.
A research report which looks at how early years practitioners care for and educate babies and toddlers.
Ofsted's findings on how further education providers are supporting students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds to make career decisions.
Use Five-Year Ofsted Inspection Data to explore inspection data for children’s social care, early years, further education and skills, non-association independent schools, initial teacher education providers and state-funded…
This research into curriculum quality is part of a programme of evaluation assessing the education inspection framework (EIF).
Ofsted reports on the quality of the inspection work carried out by the inspectorates of British schools overseas.
A study of the local authority response to homeless children and young people.
How Ofsted has implemented the education inspection framework (EIF) since it was introduced in 2019.
Ofsted has commissioned behavioural research and cognitive testing on how we can best hear from children, learners, parents, carers and provider staff during inspection.
What Ofsted and the CQC found about how partners in local areas support children and young people with SEND to prepare for adulthood.
Ofsted are carrying out research on artificial intelligence (AI) in education.
Annual Ofsted report letters on the inspection work by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).
This report, produced by Safer London, shares children's and families' experiences of multi-agency support when impacted by serious youth violence.
This report looks at how local partnerships and services respond to children and their families when children are affected by serious youth violence.
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