Where feasible, review teams will also meet representative young people and take their views into account when coming to judgments.
Janine Shaw, head of children and young people's participation at the National Children's Bureau, said young people consulted on integrated inspection thought inspectors should have a menu of options for involving children.
"They thought younger children and children with special needs might not be able to fill in questionnaires, and a lot wanted to meet inspectors face-to-face," she said.
Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, said Ofsted should not issue "simplistic, anonymous and totally inappropriate questionnaires".
- Documents on the arrangements for inspection, assessment and review of children's services were posted on Ofsted's web site this week. Blackburn, Sutton, Rochdale and West Sussex will be the first authorities to pilot the arrangements.
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