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The national minimum standards that boarding schools must meet to safeguard and protect the children in their care.
A guide for inspectors about physical intervention and restrictions of liberty.
Introduction Inspectors should use this guidance to evaluate how…
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects boarding schools and residential special schools.
Introduction The social care common inspection framework (SCCIF) applies…
Guidance for inspectors and investigators of unregistered independent schools.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a residential holiday scheme for disabled children.
Guidance for Ofsted inspectors in carrying out full joint inspections of youth offending work.
This is a letter sent to parents and carers about independent school inspections at the time of inspection.
Advice note from Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, on the inspection of schools previously inspected by the Bridge Schools Inspectorate.
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