Inspections had originally been set to resume from January, but this has been put back as a result of the ongoing challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
Early years
More detail on how assurance inspections work in practice is expected to be published next week.
Setting out the plans for inspections and regulatory work in early years and social care, and a return to inspection in schools and further education providers, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, said,
‘The usual level of scrutiny within the education and care system has been absent since last March, so it’s important that it returns next year as we all hope for a greater level of normality. But we understand the pressure that everyone in education and social care is working under and we want to return to our usual work in a measured, sensitive and practical way.
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