Guidance on area inspections, from September 2010

"This guidance explains how inspectors will apply Estyn’s Common Inspection Framework to area inspections. The guidance is in two parts. The first part on carrying out inspections applies to all area inspections. The second part on making judgements is for area inspections that are concerned with Learning Pathways 14-19 in a single local authority area." - Introduction

Conducting inspections of secure training centres: guidance for the inspections of secure training centres

This guidance is designed to assist inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted), Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons and the Care Quality Commission when conducting inspections of secure training centres. It should be read in conjunction with Inspections of secure training centres: framework for inspection and Inspections of secure training centres: evaluation schedule and grade descriptors. - Age: 12-1

Inspecting academies and academy predecessor schools : guidance for section 8 inspections of sponsored academies established before 31 August 2011 and their predecessor schools

"This guidance is for the monitoring inspections of academies and academy predecessor schools. It does not apply to schools that have converted to academy status under the Academies Act 2010. Monitoring inspections are carried out under section 8 of the Education Act 2005, but Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector (HMCI) may elect to treat them as section 5 inspections using her powers under section 9 of the Act. The first full inspection of an academy is carried out under section 5 of the Education Act 2005" -- page 4

The framework for children's centre inspection

"The framework for children’s centre inspection shows how the general principles and processes are applied to these inspections in England. It sets out the statutory basis for inspection and summarises the main features of children’s centre inspections from September 2011" -- front cover

Harnessing enforcement leverage at the border to minimize biological risk from international live species trade

Allocating inspection resources over a diverse set of imports to prevent entry of plant pests and pathogens presents a substantial policy design challenge. We model inspections of live plant imports and producer responses to inspections using a “state-dependent” monitoring and enforcement model. We capture exporter abatement response to a set of feasible inspection policies from the regulator. Conditional on this behavioral response, we solve the regulator’s problem of selecting the parameters for the state-dependent monitoring regime to minimize entry of infested shipments. We account for exporter heterogeneity, fixed penalties for noncompliance, imperfect abatement control and imperfect inspections at the border. Overall, we estimate that state-dependent targeting (based on historical interceptions) cuts the rate of infested shipments that are accepted by one-fifth, relative to uniformly allocated inspections

Monitoring inspections of schools whose overall effectiveness is satisfactory : guidance for inspecting schools whose overall effectiveness is satisfactory under section 8 of the Education Act 2005

"This guidance sets out the judgements that inspectors make and report on during monitoring inspections of satisfactory schools. Schools can use the guidance to see how inspections will be conducted and judgements made. They may find it helpful when evaluating their own performance" -- front cover

Monitoring inspections of schools with a notice to improve : guidance for inspecting schools with a notice to improve under section 8 of the Education Act 2005

"This guidance sets out the judgements that inspectors make and report on during monitoring inspections of schools with a notice to improve. Schools can use the guidance to see how inspections are conducted and judgements made. They may find it helpful when evaluating their own performance" -- front cover