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OfSTED is a non-ministerial government department whose main aim is to help improve the quality and standards of education and childcare through independent inspection and regulation.
The new Ofsted – the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills – came into being on 1 April 2007. It brings together the wide experience of four formerly separate inspectorates. It will inspect and regulate care for children and young people, and inspect education and training for learners of all ages.
Ofsted want to raise aspirations and contribute to the long term achievement of ambitious standards and better life chances for service users. Their educational, economic and social well-being will in turn promote England's national success.
Ofsted do not report to government ministers but directly to Parliament (and to the Lord Chancellor about children and family courts administration). This independence means you can rely on us for impartial information.
The Education and Inspections Act, which established the new Ofsted, specifically requires that Ofsted should:
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promote service improvement
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ensure services focus on the interests of their users
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see that services are efficient, effective and promote value for money.
Ofsted carry out hundreds of inspections and regulatory visits each week and publish their findings within the Inspection reports area of the Ofsted website.
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