In September 2005 the Office for standards in education (Ofsted) introduced a new inspection framework. To complement this The National Society (NS), in partnership with all Dioceses in England, has developed a new framework for the inspection of Voluntary schools. This framework, which replaces the National Society's Handbook for Section 23 Inspections (2000), sets out the expectations of The National Society for the conduct of Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools (SIAS) under Section 48 of the Education Act 2005 and provides a process for evaluating the extent to which Church schools are distinctive and recognisable as institutions with a Christian foundation.
