Estyn
The education and training inspectorate for Wales, covering schools, colleges, early years and other providers.
- Used in
- Wales
- Topic
- Organisations
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Related terms
- Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills) England
- The body that inspects and regulates schools, colleges, early years settings, children's social care and some training providers in England.
- School inspection All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A visit by a national inspectorate to evaluate the quality of education, leadership, behaviour and safeguarding at a school, usually ending in a published report.
More terms: Organisations
EWC · FFT · Hwb · Local authority · Local education authority · NAHT
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