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Amanda Spielman's speech to the Schools North East summit - Ofsted's Chief Inspector discussed the reasoning behind our proposals for the 2019 education inspection framework.
Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills - Updated guidance for Ofsted inspectors to use when inspecting safeguarding under the common inspection framework. See the change note for full details of updates.
Ofsted statistical work plans - Ofsted's annual priorities for statistical work.
Amanda Spielman's letter to the Public Accounts Committee - The Chief Inspector wrote to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to set out what Ofsted considers to be major risks to the quality of education and school effectiveness.
Ofsted Parent View management information - Management information published annually in the interests of transparency.
Schools
Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills - Clarified our guidance in Annex 2 about individuals who start work in settings before their DBS certificates are available.
School inspections and outcomes: management information - Published management information as at 30 September 2018
Ofsted education blog: Too many pupils will suffer if we delay inspection reform - Luke Tryl, Ofsted's Corporate Director, writes about why 2019 is the right time to launch the new education inspection framework.
Ofsted education blog: Schools in the shadows: investigating and prosecuting unregistered schools - Sean Harford, Ofsted's National Director for Education, writes about the first successful prosecution of an unregistered school.
Ofsted education blog: How Ofsted engages with parents of children with SEND - Jonathan Jones, HMI, Specialist Adviser, SEND, blogs on how Ofsted engages with parents.
Social care
Ofsted launches point in time surveys for boarding schools - Surveys for boarding schools are open for children who board at the school, their parents and residential staff.
Social care surveys: guidance for providers - Guidance for social care providers about distributing the 2018 surveys and a promotional poster that they can use.
Social care compliance handbook - Updated sections on ‘Written representations under the Care Standards Act 2000’ and ‘Working with other agencies and serious case reviews’. Added a new annex on contacting the DCS after an inadequate judgement.
Serious incident notifications from local authority children’s services 2017 to 2018 - Statistics covering notifications from local authority children’s services about incidents that affect children under 18, including incidents of serious harm and deaths, in the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.
Ofsted's social care blog: Integrated children’s systems – what local authorities have told us - Yvette Stanley, Ofsted's National Director, Social Care, discusses the importance of effective Integrated Children's Systems (ICSs).
Ofsted's social care blog: Supervision and effective social work practice - Yvette Stanley, Ofsted's National Director, Social Care, blogs about how professional supervision is central to effective social work and how it plays an important role in the wider functioning of any children’s social care organisation.
Further education and skills
Further education and skills inspection handbook - Updated handbook with changes clarifying: all newly directly funded providers delivering apprenticeship training provision and funded from or after April 2017 (within Ofsted’s remit) will receive a monitoring visit within 24 months of starting funding.
Further education and skills inspections and outcomes: management information from December 2015 to August 2018 - Published new provider monitoring visits management information as at 31 August 2018.
Early years and childcare
People connected with Ofsted-registered childcare - Clarified guidance on childminding assistants and suitability letters.
Applying to waive disqualification: early years and childcare providers - Guidance and forms have been updated following amendments to disqualification regulations under the Childcare Act 2006.
Early years provision in schools: apply for disqualification waiver - This form has been updated following amendments to disqualification regulations under the Childcare Act 2006. Disqualification ‘by association’ no longer applies to childcare provision in schools.
Childminders and childcare on domestic premises: registration - How to register if you want to look after children at home as a childminder, including what you need to do before you apply, fees, and working elsewhere for up to half your time.
Registration exemptions - Most childcare providers looking after children under the age of 8 must register with Ofsted (or a childminder agency).
Childminders and childcare providers: register with Ofsted - Guidance for childminders, nannies, nurseries and people providing other childcare on when/if you need to register with Ofsted, the process, fees and requirements.
The Ofsted registers - There are two Ofsted registers: the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register. Find out which to join and how to change registers.
Registration requirements - The requirements you need to follow if you register with Ofsted to look after children.
Childcare and the law - Introduction to Ofsted's role in registering childcare and the legal basis for our work.
Nannies: registration - The application process for nannies (also known as home childcarers), including what you need to do before you apply, fees, and changes once you're registered.
The registration visit - If you apply to join the Early Years Register, we will arrange a registration visit. This will normally take place once all your checks are complete, but could happen earlier.
Daycare (childcare on domestic premises):registration - The application process for nurseries, playgroups, before- and after-school clubs and other daycare.
Fees - Information about the fees that Ofsted charges to register as a childminder, nanny or other childcare provider.
Suitability checks - Details of the checks we carry out, including health checks and local authority checks.
Inspections - If you are on the Early Years Register, we will carry out regular inspections.
Pausing you application - Situations where you can put your application on hold.
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