Ofsted
Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. They regulate and inspect to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages.
They want to raise aspirations and contribute to the long term achievement of ambitious standards and better life chances for service users. Their educational, economic and social well-being will in turn promote England's national success.
To achieve this Ofsted will report fairly and truthfully; will listen to service users and providers; and will communicate their findings with all who share their vision, from service providers to policy-makers. Ofsted do not report to government ministers but directly to Parliament. This independence means you can rely on them for impartial information.
The Education and Inspections Act, which established the new Ofsted, specifically requires that in everything they do they should:
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Promote service improvement
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Ensure services focus on the interests of their users
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See that services are efficient, effective and promote value for money
Ofsted carry out hundreds of inspections and regulatory visits each week, publishing their findings within the Inspection reports area of this website. Themed and subject specific findings and recommendations on wider issues within the care, learning, and skills agenda, as well as statistical information, can be found in the Publications and research area.
And you can find more detailed explanations of which services they inspect and regulate, and how, and the latest guidance documents in the Forms and guidance area.
To find out more about what Ofsted do and how their work is helping to improve outcomes for children and learners, please see the Ofsted: who we are and what we do leaflet and the Raising standards, improving lives booklet.
Useful Links to Ofsted Reports
Inclusion Guidance
Inspection Framework
Inspection of Children's Homes - constultation document
Improvements Being Made in the Teaching of Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
Improving Primary Teachers' Subject Knowledge - a summary of the Ofsted Report
PE Report
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