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Departmental advice for those working with children in certain types of performance or activity in England.
Tell Ofsted about changes to your supported accommodation service.
Statutory guidance relating to care planning and reviewing arrangements for looked-after children.
What Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks you need to have in place and how Ofsted will check the use of the DBS checks and certificates on inspection.
Guidance for senior leaders on monitoring the provision of online safety education in schools and colleges.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
Statutory guidance on Junior ISAs for children and young people who have been in local authority care for 12 months or more.
How we produce statistics on looked-after children.
A guide for inspectors about physical intervention and restrictions of liberty.
A parent and carer’s guide on the safeguarding arrangements you should expect from activity clubs, tutors and coaches.
This document provides an overview of safeguarding to dental teams and reinforces its importance.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Ofsted’s safeguarding policy and guidance for inspectors on handling safeguarding disclosures.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage an independent fostering agency.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects boarding schools and residential special schools.
Examples of rapid reviews for serious child safeguarding incidents.
Specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the 2023 to 2024 children in need census.
Information for providers, parents and carers about what happens when we suspend a childcare provider’s registration.
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