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Children's homes framework
Proposals for framework changes to the inspection of children's homes
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This is a consultation on Ofsted’s proposed framework changes to the inspection of children’s homes.
Ofsted seeks the widest possible range of views from those who have an interest in, or expertise relating to, children’s homes and provision for children looked after.
The consultation and questionnaire documentsThe consultation documents are available in two formats:
- the Word version of the questionnaire can be filled in by hand or on your computer
- the PDF version of the questionnaire can be filled in by hand
You can also download the consultation document in either format and then complete the online questionnaire.
The Business Engagement AssessmentThe Business Engagement Assessment is available in two formats:
- the Word version of the questionnaire can be filled in by hand or on your computer
- the PDF version of the questionnaire can be filled in by hand
You can also download the consultation document in any format and then complete the online questionnaire.
Documents
Inspections of children’s homes consultation documentapplication/mswordInspections of children’s homes consultation documentapplication/pdfInspections of children’s homes consultation questionnaireapplication/mswordInspections of children’s homes consultation questionnaireapplication/pdfBEA New inspection framework for children’s homesapplication/mswordBEA New inspection framework for children’s homesapplication/pdfChildren’s homes inspection framework consultation response (Word)application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentChildren’s homes inspection framework consultation response (pdf)application/pdf