Ofsted Initial teacher education (ITE) inspection framework: for use from January 2026

Updated 10 September 2025

The initial teacher education (ITE) inspection framework sets out how Ofsted inspects ITE providers in England. It includes the principles of inspection, which are set out in this document, and the standards we use to inspect providers, which are in our ITE inspection toolkit.

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