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Ofsted guidance on inspecting maintained schools and academies in England under the education inspection framework.
Ofsted guidance on inspecting non-association independent schools in England under the education inspection framework.
Ofsted guidance on inspecting registered early years and childcare providers under the education inspection framework.
Guidance for inspectors and investigators of unregistered independent schools.
All handbooks and frameworks for the remits that Ofsted inspects and/or regulates.
This document provides guidance to help Ofsted inspectors in carrying out additional inspections of independent schools.
Documents relating to Ofsted's inspections of maintained schools and academies.
A leaflet for parents and carers of children whose school is due for inspection.
Ofsted's education inspection framework (EIF) applies to maintained schools and academies, non-association independent schools, early years settings, further education and skills providers, prisons and young offender institutions and early years settings.
This framework and handbook document sets out Ofsted’s inspection principles, guidance and the main judgements that inspectors make when inspecting initial teacher education (ITE).
This guide gives a summary of what schools should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
This framework sets out Ofsted's inspection principles and the main judgements that inspectors make.
This guide explains how we select new schools and schools that undergo significant changes for inspection.
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