This framework sets out Ofsteds process for inspecting residential provision of further education colleges.
Our approach is underpinned by the following 3 principles that apply to all social care inspections:
Minor changes to the evaluation criteria to align, where applicable, with other framework changes on childrens progress and the management of risk.Small change to guidance for inspectors on recording evidence in the inspection database.
Revised text referencing the updated 'Ofsted code of conduct' policy.
Added updated SCCIF for April 2022: additional guidance for when inspectors discover possible unregistered provision.
Added clarification on the scheduling of inspections of the residential provision of merged colleges.
Removed guidance on assurance visits, as we are no longer carrying these out.
Updated to reflect the changes to Ofsteds post-inspection processes and complaints handling (including the timeline) that we introduced in September 2020. Minor edits for readability.
First published.