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Bring photo ID to vote Check what photo ID you'll need to vote in person in the General Election on 4 July.
From the end of January 2021, childminders, nurseries and all other childcare providers must use an online notification form to tell us about significant events.
Form for childcare services that do not have to register with Ofsted because they only provide care for up to 14 days a year.
Guidance on how Ofsted regulates childcare.
Ofsted's response to the Education Select Committee's report 'Ofsted's work with schools', published 29 January 2024.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas to look at preparation for adulthood arrangements.
Provisional data for the period September to December 2023 and revised data for the period September 2022 to August 2023.
This guide explains how we select new schools and schools that undergo significant changes for inspection.
Introduction to Ofsted's role in registering childcare and the legal basis for our work.
Ofsted’s safeguarding policy and guidance for inspectors on handling safeguarding disclosures.
Ofsted has published the fourth in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. The latest review looks at languages education.
A review of research into factors that influence the quality of music education in schools in England.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage an independent fostering agency.
These reports look into reliable and valid methods for inspectors to assess the quality of education using lesson observation and workbook scrutiny.
Details of the checks we carry out, including health checks and what to do if you have lived abroad in the last 5 years.
Ofsted has today published the second part in its series of research reviews drawing on a range of research relating to early years education.
Ofsted survey report investigating whether key stage 3 is providing pupils with sufficient breadth and challenge.
Letters requesting a set of regulators to update their strategic approach to AI, with the intention of increasing the transparency around how they are implementing the AI Regulation White Paper proposals.
You must register on the Ofsted Childcare Register and/or the Early Years Register to set up a childminder agency in England, includes how long it takes, fees and how to apply
Guidance on inspecting further education and skills providers, including short inspections, safeguarding, our handbook and inspections of training in prisons.
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