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| Formed | 1907 (1907) |
| Jurisdiction | Wales |
| Headquarters | Anchor Court, Keen Road, Cardiff, CF24 5JW |
| Employees | c.100 permanent staff |
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| Website | www |
Estyn is the education and training inspectorate for Wales. Its name comes from theWelsh language verbestyn meaning 'to reach (out), stretch or extend'. Its function is to provide an independent inspection and advice service on quality and standards in education and training provided in Wales.
It is independent from, but funded by, theWelsh Government (section 104 of theGovernment of Wales Act 1998). His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales and her staff are Crown and civil servants.
Meilyr Rowlands was appointed as HM Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales on 1 June 2015.[1]
The strategic directors are Simon Brown HMI and Claire Morgan HMI.
The purpose of Estyn is to inspect and report on the quality and standards of education and training provided in Wales, including:
Estyn's head office is in Cardiff. Estyn was awarded Investors in People Gold (IIP) accreditation in March 2011 and was re-awarded IIP Gold in 2018.
The equivalent body in Scotland isEducation Scotland and in England it isOfsted.
Estyn inspects the following:
Inspection reports are published on theEstyn website.
Estyn's strategic objectives are:
Estyn works in collaboration with the Care and Social Services Inspectorate for Wales, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and Wales Audit Office to implement the Welsh Government's policy statement on Inspection, Audit and Regulation. In partnership withOfsted, Estyn has responsibility for inspecting learners in England who are funded by the Welsh Government and who attend independent special schools, work-based learning courses, and provision for young people in youth offending teams. Estyn inspects, through joint working with HMI Probation and HMI Prisons, the education of offenders in secure estate and prisons in Wales.
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