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Ofsted guidance on inspecting maintained schools and academies in England under the education inspection framework.
Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, updates the Education Secretary on feedback received from the consultation about proposed changes to education inspections.
Information about jobs at Ofsted, including the range of jobs on offer, working as an inspector and finding out about opportunities.
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You must apply to Ofsted if you want to take up a governance position in a daycare organisation, or if you start living or working in a home where daycare takes place.
How to get a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if you want to look after children for a living: who needs a check, what it costs and how long it takes.
Guides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND.
Find out what information you will need to create and use a Government Gateway account so that you can use Ofsted's services.
We're asking parents, carers, professionals and learners what they think about our proposals to improve education inspections and our new report cards for providers.
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