Latest Inspections News
Ofsted unveils tougher child protection inspections
Child protection and looked-after children's services will be deemed ‘inadequate’ even if just part of their work is failing, under plans unveiled by Ofsted to toughen up inspections.
Daily roundup: Risky play, teacher death inquest, Welsh measles vaccinations
Boarding School Association says children need risk; hanged teacher had inspection concerns, and Welsh agencies launch MMR vaccination campaign, all in the news today.
Nottingham YOT receives high praise from inspectors
Nottingham City Council’s youth offending team has been praised by inspectors for its work to reduce reoffending.
- Ofsted to retain inadequate ratings and no-notice inspections for early years providers
- Inspectors impressed with Bedfordshire youth offending work
- Safeguarding services in Wiltshire branded ‘inadequate’
- Nurseries want right to pay for re-inspection
- Joint secure training centre inspections to focus on restraint
- Inspectors laud welfare and resettlement practices at Medway STC
- Ofsted childcare ratings 'unreliable measure of quality'
- Camden awarded top marks for youth offending work
- Ofsted gives councils 12-month deadline on adoptions
- Ofsted to raise the bar for outstanding schools
- Social workers lack time to work with children
- Two-week child protection inspections to start in May
- Ofsted lauds improvements at Hassockfield
- Ofsted ditches 'satisfactory' rating for schools
- Waltham Forest children's services threatened with government intervention
Good Practice
Behind the Inspection Rating: Family court service builds bridges
Cafcass Kent and Medway | Court advisory and support service | Ofsted inspection | March 2013
Behind the Inspection Rating: Out-of-school club earns its stripes
Badgers Out of School Sett, Chester | Out-of-school club inspection | March 2013
Centre thrives on clarity of purpose
Newport Children’s Centre, Waltham Forest, London; Children’s centre inspection; March 2013
In Depth
Ofsted changes social care leader on the eve of new inspections
Debbie Jones to be national social care lead from September following John Goldup’s surprise exit, as new looked-after children and multi-agency child protection inspections are about to come into force
Ofsted clamps down on nationwide disparities in school performance
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services and Ofsted set out their views on whether new checks will be able to assess the effectiveness of local authority support for schools
High expectations benefit pupils
Highlands Primary School, Kingston-Upon-Hull | primary school inspection | April 2012
Peer review youth offending team inspections ‘could lift standards’
YOTs set to work together to reflect on and review local youth justice provision and practice under new inspection arrangements
Under closer inspection
Children's social care inspections are undergoing radical change, with more focus on direct observation of practice. Tristan Donovan examines whether they will result in improved outcomes for children
