Preparing for Inspection

Application accepted? Then you're ready to start preparing for your inspection day.

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Preparing for Inspection
Support

Advice Click here for general advice on preparing for your inspection, for all categories of organisation including multicentres and home tuition providers.

Documentation Click here

for guidance on preparing and sending documentation for your inspection.

Find out when to send your documentation - at stages 1,2 and 3

Forms

Download inspection preparation forms here. For all inspections you will need People to be seen and Teacher CV forms. If you have teachers with non-standard qualifications you may also need a qualifications evaluation form or rationale templates for teachers without a first degree, teachers without appropriate ELT/TESOL qualifications, or academic managers.

Qualifications

For guidance on the status and levels of different ELT qualifications, use our guide on Assessing Qualifications. For detail on how we inspect teaching, look at our Guidelines on assessing "Teaching and learning".

Appeals

If you fail an inspection, you have the right to appeal against the decision. Find out more.

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