Guidance

Education inspection framework: engagement programme

Details of Ofsted's programme of webinars to help familiarise providers with the November 2025 education inspection framework changes.

Applies to England

Education inspection framework engagement programme

From September 2025, providers can attend live webinars that set out the main changes to education inspections starting in November 2025.

The programme of webinars for early years, schools, further education and skills and initial teacher education settings will be recorded and available on our .

Regional events will run throughout the autumn term.

Read more in our engagement programme press release.

How to book onto an event

Follow the link on the event date below to reach the relevant booking page.

Early years: renewed inspection framework webinars

Nurseries, pre-schools and other registered early years settings

  • Tuesday 16 September 2025: 6pm to 7pm (full)

  • (new date added)

Childminders

Out-of-school providers registered on the Early Years Register

Schools: renewed inspection framework webinars

Maintained nursery schools

State-funded primary schools

  • Tuesday 16 September 2025: 4pm to 5pm (full)

  • (new date added)

State-funded secondary schools

Non-association independent schools

University Technical Colleges

Special schools

Alternative provision

Further education and skills: renewed inspection framework webinars

Providers of programmes for young people or those receiving enhanced inspections

Apprenticeship providers

Adult learning providers

High needs provision

Initial teacher education (ITE): renewed inspection framework webinars

ITE providers who offer any or all phases of initial teacher education

Providers who offer ITE for those preparing to teach in further education and skills

Updates to this page

Published 10 July 2025
Last updated 13 August 2025 show all updates
  1. We are hosting an additional webinar for 'State-funded primary schools'.

  2. Added the dates and times of all webinars. We are also hosting an additional webinar for ‘Nurseries, pre-schools and other registered early years settings'.

  3. First published.

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