Guidance

Accreditation visits to online providers handbook

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

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 31 January 2023
• Last updated: 11 April 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Accreditation visits to online providers handbook

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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.

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

1. 11 April 2024

   See 'Summary of changes'.

2. 1 February 2024

   See ‘Summary of changes'.

3. 1 December 2023

   See 'Summary of changes'.

4. 31 January 2023

   First published.