secure training centres

The importance of good planning for children moving on from the secure estate

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The children’s secure estate is a very important part of Ofsted’s work. Within Ofsted’s remit there are 13 secure children’s homes and one secure training centre. As well as inspecting secure children's homes and the secure training centre, we also …

Secure training centres – introducing assurance inspections

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From April 2023, we will be carrying out annual assurance inspections of secure training centres (STCs). These will be in addition to the full annual inspections we do with Care Quality Commission and His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons. Since 2016, our full inspections …