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Handbook for the inspection of further education and skills from September 2012

18 Apr 2013 Ofsted

Ref: 120061

The Handbook for the inspection of further education and skills is in two parts.

Part one is Conducting further education and skills inspections. It is guidance for inspectors and providers on the preparation for, and the implementation and conduct of, inspections.

Part two is the Evaluation schedule for the inspection of further education and skills. It provides the main considerations for evaluation under each of the Common Inspection Framework’s principal criteria, and the grade characteristics for each aspect and for Overall effectiveness.

From September 2012 a revised framework was introduced. You can see the relevant documents below.

Additional guidance on inspecting employer provision has been written for employers who manage and run their own government-funded contracts and for inspectors to use during inspection of those employers.

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word Handbook for the inspection of further education and skills from September 2012.doc word 825.00 KB
pdf Handbook for the inspection of further education and skills from September 2012.pdf pdf 630.35 KB

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