Care Quality Commission
Area SEND inspections: for parents and carers
Area SEND inspection explained - information for parents and carers
Area SEND inspections: British Sign Language (BSL)
Information for parents and carers
Information for parents and carers about the area SEND inspection of your local area - YouTube
Information for children and young people
Area SEND inspections
Ofsted and CQC jointly inspect local area partnerships to see how well they work together to improve the experiences and outcomes of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The inspections are carried out in line with the area SEND inspection framework and handbook.
From January 2023, all local area partnerships will receive an inspection under the new area SEND framework. The area SEND inspections under the new framework will follow a continuous cycle of inspections. Local area partnerships are inspected at least once every 5 years.
Areas we will inspect
- Barking and Dagenham Local Area Partnership, 8 July 2024 to 12 July 2024. Take part in the Barking and Dagenham Local Area Partnership survey to give your views from 24 June 2024 to 9am on 2 July 2024.
- Durham Local Area Partnership, 24 June 2024 to 28 June 2024. This survey is now closed.
Inspection reports
Read our reports for area SEND inspections.