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Inspection Guidance Type: What and how we inspect

Inspection Guidance Type: What and how we inspect

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This guidance sets out the way the inspectorate will conduct inspections of PRUs from September 2017. It sets out the inspection arrangements for PRUs and offers guidance to inspectors on making inspection judgements.

Where the inspection identifies important concerns in relation to standards, quality of education and training or leadership and management, the inspectorate will arrange to conduct follow-up activity in the PRU to support improvement. Guidance on the different types of follow-up activity is available on Estyn’s website.

PRUs can use this guidance to see how inspections work and to help them in strengthening their own self-evaluation and improvement processes.

Inspection Guidance Type: What and how we inspect

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This guidance sets out the way the inspectorate will conduct inspections of independent specialist colleges from September 2017. It sets out the inspection arrangements for independent specialist colleges and offers guidance to inspectors on making inspection judgements.

Where the inspection identifies important concerns in relation to standards, quality of education and training or leadership and management, the inspectorate may arrange to conduct an early monitoring visit to support improvement.

Independent specialist colleges can use this guidance to see how inspections work and to help them in carrying out their own self-assessment and improvement processes.

Inspection Guidance Type: What and how we inspect

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This guidance sets out the way the inspectorate will conduct inspections of all-age schools from September 2017. It sets out the inspection arrangements for all-age schools and offers guidance to inspectors on making inspection judgements.

Where the inspection identifies important concerns in relation to standards, quality of education and training or leadership and management, the inspectorate will arrange to conduct follow-up activity in the school to support improvement. Guidance on the different types of follow-up activity is available on Estyn’s website.

All-age schools can use this guidance to see how inspections work and to help them in strengthening their own self-evaluation and improvement processes.

Inspection Guidance Type: What and how we inspect

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This guidance sets out the way the inspectorate will conduct inspections of secondary schools from September 2017. It sets out the inspection arrangements for secondary schools and offers guidance to inspectors on making inspection judgements.

Where the inspection identifies important concerns in relation to standards, quality of education and training or leadership and management, the inspectorate will arrange to conduct follow-up activity in the school to support improvement. Guidance on the different types of follow-up activity is available on Estyn’s website.

Secondary schools can use this guidance to see how inspections work and to help them in strengthening their own self-evaluation and improvement processes.

Inspection Guidance Type: What and how we inspect

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This guidance sets out the way the inspectorate will conduct inspections of primary schools from September 2017. It sets out the inspection arrangements for primary schools and offers guidance to inspectors on making inspection judgements.

Where the inspection identifies important concerns in relation to standards, quality of education and training or leadership and management, the inspectorate will arrange to conduct follow-up activity in the school to support improvement. Guidance on the different types of follow-up activity is available on Estyn’s website.

Primary schools can use this guidance to see how inspections work and to help them in strengthening their own self-evaluation and improvement processes.

Inspection Guidance Type: What and how we inspect

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This guidance sets out the way the inspectorate will conduct inspections of independent schools from September 2017. It sets out the inspection arrangements for independent schools and offers guidance to inspectors on making inspection judgements.

Where the inspection identifies important concerns in relation to standards, quality of education and training or leadership and management, the inspectorate will arrange to conduct follow-up activity in the school to support improvement. Guidance on the different types of follow-up activity is available on Estyn’s website.

Independent schools can use this guidance to see how inspections work and to help them in strengthening their own self-evaluation and improvement processes.

Inspection Guidance Type: What and how we inspect

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This guidance sets out the way the inspectorate will conduct inspections of Welsh for Adults providers from September 2019. It sets out the inspection arrangements for providers and offers guidance to inspectors on making inspection judgements.

Welsh for Adults providers can use this guidance to see how inspections work and to help them in carrying out their own self-evaluation.

Inspection Guidance Type: What and how we inspect

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This guidance sets out the way that CIW and Estyn will inspect care and education in regulated non-school settings eligible for funding for part-time education. These joint inspections will evaluate the care provided for all children up to the age of twelve and the education of three and four-year-old children that do not receive education in a maintained setting.

The purpose of joint inspection is to:

  • provide an evaluation of quality to the users of services and other stakeholders through published reports
  • promote improvement in care and education
  • inform the development of national policy by the Welsh Government
  • test whether the service is still fit to be registered
  • provide sufficient assurance that the service is safe and compliant

Inspection Guidance Type: What and how we inspect

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This guidance sets out the way the inspectorate will conduct inspections of maintained special schools from September 2017. It sets out the inspection arrangements for maintained special schools and offers guidance to inspectors on making inspection judgements.

Where the inspection identifies important concerns in relation to standards, quality of education and training or leadership and management, the inspectorate will arrange to conduct follow-up activity in the school to support improvement. Guidance on the different types of follow-up activity is available on Estyn’s website.

Maintained special schools can use this guidance to see how inspections work and to help them in strengthening their own self-evaluation and improvement processes.

Inspection Guidance Type: What and how we inspect

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This guidance sets out the way the inspectorate will conduct inspections of community-based adult learning partnerships from September 2019. It sets out the inspection arrangements for partnerships and offers guidance to inspectors on making inspection judgements.

Where the inspection identifies important concerns in relation to standards, quality of education and training or leadership and management, then the inspectorate will conduct follow-up activity in the partnership to support improvement. Guidance on the different types of follow-up activity is available on Estyn’s website.

Adult learning partnerships can use this guidance to see how inspections work and to help them in strengthening their own self-assessment and improvement processes.