Guidance

Accreditation visits to online providers handbook

Ofsted’s guidance on quality assurance of online providers under the Online Education Accreditation Scheme.

Applies to England

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The Department for Education (DfE) has developed a non-statutory Online Education Accreditation Scheme to accredit providers of full-time online education that meet the standards for online education provision.

This handbook sets out how Ofsted will carry out suitability checks and visits to providers that have applied for accreditation and to accredited providers.

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Published 31 January 2023
Last updated 11 April 2024 + show all updates
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