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The home of Ofsted on GOV.UK. Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. We also inspect and regulate service…
We're asking parents, carers, professionals and learners what they think about our proposals to improve education inspections and our new report cards for providers.
Foreword: what we want to achieve Ofsted works in the interests of…
Introduction This page explains how the proposals made in our consultation…
Introduction The references below highlight the statutory guidance,…
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
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How to make a complaint to Ofsted about services we inspect and/or regulate, or about Ofsted’s representatives or service.
Ofsted is consulting on a new approach to inspecting education providers and the introduction of report cards.
Sir Hamid Patel has been appointed to serve as interim Chair of the Ofsted Board until a successor is found for Dame Christine Ryan, who announced in November that she would be stepping down this year.
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