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How to apply for the voluntary accreditation scheme for British schools overseas (BSO) and where to get support.
A leaflet for parents and carers of children whose school is due for inspection.
Your laptop or other portable computer will need to meet certain specifications to allow you to work as an Ofsted inspector.
How providers of full-time online education can join the Department for Education's online education accreditation scheme.
Information about primary school progress measures.
The standards that inspectorates of British schools overseas refer to when they inspect schools.
Guidance for ITPs explaining how the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will take action to address the potential risk of failure.
Find out what tasks you will have if you contract as an Ofsted inspector.
An operational note for Ofsted inspectors who are carrying out summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts (MATs), also known as ‘trusts’.
Ofsted’s guidance on quality assurance of online providers under the Online Education Accreditation Scheme.
A list of qualifications included in the English and maths progress measures for 16 to 18 performance tables.
Online education standards, and guidance on how providers of full-time online education can meet them.
Guidance for inspectors and investigators of unregistered independent schools.
Guidance for inspectors on inspecting teaching of the protected characteristics during school inspections.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a residential holiday scheme for disabled children.
This is the risk assessment process that Ofsted uses when scheduling inspections of good state-funded primary and secondary schools.
Ofsted guidance for inspectors about how to inspect initial training for the UK Armed Forces relating to welfare and duty of care.
Guidance for awarding organisations submitting technical and applied qualifications for school and college performance tables.
Ready reckoners to calculate progress scores for pupils and schools, and transition matrices of GCSE subject grades by prior attainment.
Guidance for further education colleges and 16 to 19 academies providing residential accommodation for students aged under 18.
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