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Ofsted readiness self-check.

Answer each statement by the evidence you can show today. Your score by area and your list of gaps appear straight away, and the SAR template turns them into a plan.

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Free self-check · inspection readiness

What could you show tomorrow?
Twenty questions, six areas.

Answer 20 statements about the evidence you hold. You get a score by area and a list of gaps to act on. Answers are scored in this browser and are not sent anywhere.

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How to use it

Four steps to a gap list.

  1. Answer each statement

    Choose “Yes, and we can show it”, “Partly” or “Not yet” for 20 statements across six areas.

  2. Read your score by area

    Each area is marked strong, developing or a priority.

  3. List your gaps

    Every statement you did not answer “Yes” to becomes an action.

  4. Turn gaps into a plan

    Download the SAR template to record evidence and actions.

01 The statements

Answer what you can evidence.

Curriculum and delivery

Each standard has a curriculum plan that sequences knowledge, skills and behaviours.

Teaching and assessment for each learner follow that plan, and you can show it.

Starting points are assessed and used to shape each learner’s plan.

English and maths needs are identified at the start and planned in.

Off-the-job training

Every learner has a planned off-the-job target from the start.

Hours and qualifying activity are recorded as delivery happens, not totalled later.

Learners who fall behind their planned hours are picked up and supported.

Progress reviews

Reviews are dated and held at agreed intervals with the learner, employer and provider.

Each review sets actions, and those actions are followed up at the next one.

The employer contributes to reviews and to planning on-the-job learning.

Safeguarding and Prevent

Safeguarding and Prevent policies are current and staff know who the leads are.

Staff safeguarding and Prevent training is recorded and in date.

Concerns are logged, actioned and closed with a record of what happened.

Learners can say how to stay safe, including online, and who to tell.

Quality assurance

Internal quality assurance samples assessors and learners on a plan.

The self-assessment report (SAR) is evidence-based and current.

The quality improvement plan (QIP) has owners, dates and visible progress.

Learner and employer voice

Learner and employer feedback is gathered on a regular cycle.

You can show at least one change made because of that feedback.

Leaders review feedback alongside achievement and retention data.

02 Your readiness
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Statements answered so far.

  • Curriculum and delivery—Not answered
  • Off-the-job training—Not answered
  • Progress reviews—Not answered
  • Safeguarding and Prevent—Not answered
  • Quality assurance—Not answered
  • Learner and employer voice—Not answered

A self-check, not an inspection judgement. Strong is 80% or more, developing is 50% to 79%.

Editable template

Download the self-assessment report (SAR) template.

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Questions, answered

Using the self-check well.

Is this an Ofsted judgement?

No. It is a self-check of the evidence you can show. Only an inspection gives a grade.

Which framework does it follow?

The areas reflect Ofsted’s renewed education inspection framework, in use from November 2025. The statements are Journey’s evidence prompts, not framework wording.

Do you see my answers?

No. Scoring happens in your browser.

Primary sources

Check the source. Keep the context.

Rules checked: . The areas follow Ofsted’s published framework. The statements are Journey’s evidence prompts, not framework wording.

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Keep the evidence connected

Plans, reviews and off-the-job records in one place.

Related to inspection.

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See what changes
when it all connects.

Bring your learners’ journey, your team’s questions and your next ambition.