Ofsted, CQC and HMI Prisons have issued an urgent notification to the Secretary of State for Justice about Oakhill Secure Training Centre. You can read more about why in our published letter:

A positive environment is vital for children in care. New blog from @yvettestanley18 on what inspectors are currently seeing on inspection when it comes to restraint and restrictive practices. 🔗 Read more:

New blog from @yvettestanley18 on what inspectors are currently seeing on inspection when it comes to restraint and restrictive practices – and how important it is to have a positive environment for children in care. 🔗 Read more:

RT @WRatcliffOfsted: We'll be heading to @childcareedexpo in September . come & join us @Ofstednews ⬇️

RT @UKStatsAuth: Congratulations to @Ofstednews, the winners of the 2025 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, awarded in pa….

We've published our annual children's social care stats:. - 5,600 providers (up 26%). - growth driven by increase in children's homes and supported accommodation. - uneven distribution of children's homes continues. Find out more:

We've announced a series of measures to support a steady and assured start to inspections under the renewed framework, and help reassure education providers about the November roll-out.

If you’re a nanny, you can look after children from any number of families, but you can only care for the children of 2 families at any one time. We explain how this works in practice and share more information for nannies in our new blog 👇.

This morning, @MartyneOliver and @YvetteStanley18 spoke at the @ADCStweets annual conference in Manchester. They discussed a range of topics including the social care reforms, current challenges, our focus on vulnerable children and the importance of collaboration.

From September, we'll be offering education providers a range of opportunities to familiarise themselves with the renewed inspection framework, ahead of the changes being rolled-out in November. You can find out more and sign up for a webinar here:

We'll be launching a programme of engagement in September when we publish our final set of inspection reforms - offering education providers a range of opportunities to familiarise themselves with the changes ahead of inspections starting in November.

We’ve published our findings from our recent review of the area special educational needs and disabilities (area SEND) inspection framework. In this blog post, @LeeOwston and @YvetteStanley18 talk you through the most important points. Read more⬇️.

We had a busy day yesterday at the @EducationFest!. Our colleagues spoke about topics ranging from inclusion to careers guidance to how we use data on inspection and our recent report on AI.

We're at the @AutismADHDShow on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 July at Manchester Central Convention Complex, at stand B8. See you there! #AutismADHDShow.

Our Chief Inspector @martyneoliver spoke earlier today at @EducationFest about the impact of technology on education, how schools shape lives, and inclusion. Read the full speech: #EducationFest

We're at the @AutismADHDShow on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 July at Manchester Central Convention Complex, at stand B8. See you there! #AutismADHDShow.

We have published more recordings of our inspector training through the Ofsted Academy: Access the social care inspector recordings here:

RT @ExeterCollege: Today we officially opened the Vinery, an elegant enhancement to the @34 restaurant. We were joined by Matthew Coffey,….

Join us on 3 July to hear from senior inspectors from Ofsted and colleagues from @CareQualityComm about the changes to the way we inspect local area services for children and young people with SEND. For professionals: For parents:

RT @DigitalPrimaryT: 📢 Just published last week: Ofsted’s guidance on AI in inspections is a quick, insightful read, which takes a sensible….