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Handbook for inspecting education, skills and work activities in prisons and young offender institutions.
An independent review of teachers’ and leaders’ professional development since April 2021: phase 1 and 2.
Ofsted statistics on the inspections and outcomes of non-association independent schools in England and data on unregistered schools investigations.
Early years good practice survey exploring perceptions of teaching and play.
Ofsted inspection statistics for further education and skills.
Ofsted guides for parents about different types of early years settings and how they are inspected.
Further analysis of the recruitment and retention of carers in mainstream fostering, as at 31 March 2023.
We have closed the Ofsted Online site today as replacement web pages are now fully operational.
Ofsted, CQC, HMICFRS and HMIP have published guidance for the thematic focus on serious youth violence, as part of their programme of joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs).
Details of joint inspections (JTAIs) by Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services and HM Inspectorate of Probation.
A report on alternative provision (AP) for pupils of primary school age, based on discussions with parents and staff from primary schools, alternative providers and local authorities.
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas to look at alternative provision.
Ofsted and the CQC have today published a joint thematic review of Start for Life services, which provide support for parents from pregnancy until their baby is 2 years old.
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for those wishing to become childcare providers.
Ofsted publishes the outcomes of a consultation for a new judgement on the experiences and progress of care leavers.
Ofsted has today published its second report on the effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic across the sectors it inspects and regulates.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects secure children's homes.
Ofsted has published the third in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. The latest review looks at mathematics education.
We carry out and commission research relating to early years and education, further education and social care.
Ofsted carries out research alongside its main inspection programme to look at specific issues, subjects or policies in more detail.
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