Concept

Office for Standards in Education

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  • HM Chief Inspector of Schools
  • HM Chief Inspector of Schools in England
  • HM Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales
  • HM Inspectorate of Schools in England
  • HMCI Wales
  • Office of Her Majestys Chief Inspector of Schools
  • OHMCI
SES ID
  • 60231
  • 76650
  • 76651
  • 76653
  • 76662
  • 76669
  • 97260
  • 97325
Notation
  • 60231
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  • Established under Education (Schools) Act 1992 to replace HM Inspectorate of Schools from 1:9:92, with responsibility for inspecting schools, adult education, youth services and schoolteacher training in England and Wales. From 29.06.1999 following devolution of education policy to the NAW Estyn became the Welsh equivalent in its own right. Proposed in Education and Inspections Bill 2005-06 that merge with children's social care inspection remit of Commission for Social Care Inspection; inspection remit of Adult Learning Inspectorate and Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) remit of HM Inspectorate of Court Administration to form new Office for Standards in Education Children's Services and Skills - CH 440 c134-5WS, 13.12.05.