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Improving the way Ofsted inspects education (Ofsted)

 

This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 28 April 2025

You can find the consultation materials here Improving the way Ofsted inspects education - GOV.UK

Ofsted's summary of what they are proposing: 

There is a video specifically for professionals here: 


How does this impact on Safeguarding?

Safeguarding evaluation area is graded as either met or not met. This is because we expect providers to be both compliant with statutory requirements and instil an open and positive culture around safeguarding. Therefore, providers are either doing everything they can to keep children and learners safe, or they are not.

Each toolkit (below) will have specific descriptors for the following standardised areas: 

• Culture
• Safeguarding information for all staff to know and act on
• Management of safeguarding
• Safer recruitment
• Safeguarding concerns or allegations
• Child-on-child sexual violence and sexual harassment

We have a modules in this years Refresher DSL Course exploring this with peers across the sectors how this might look and sharing good practice. For more information please do contact your education safeguarding advisor or the team safeguardingineducationteam@bristol.gov.uk