Jo Stephenson

Ofsted has flagged up inconsistencies in the way SEND is identified, meaning some children miss out on vital early support. Monkey Business/Adobe Stock
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Local area SEND inspections

Education
Genette Laws, Southwark’s director of commissioning, with borough young leaders
Analysis

Support hubs campaign gains impetus

Health
Disproportionality in the youth justice system must be addressed. Picture: Wavebreakmedia Micro/Adobe Stock
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Inspections Clinic: Tackling disproportionality

Youth Justice
Moderation meetings give settings an opportunity to reflect on practice before an Ofsted inspection takes place. Picture: Lordn/Adobe Stock
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Inspections Clinic: Mock childcare inspections

Early Years
Roughly one in 10 managers manage more than one home. Picture: Christine Bird/Adobe Stock
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Inspections Clinic: Registering homes and managers

Residential Children's Care
Care-experienced young people can benefit from hearing the stories of people from similar backgrounds who have gone on to make a success of their time at university. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock
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University challenge: help for care leavers

Education
Ofsted says its focus is on how children are cared for, with size and structure of providers ‘largely irrelevant’. Picture: JackF/Adobe Stock
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Inspections Clinic: Large social care providers

Ofsted
Multi-agency working needs a holistic, ‘outward-looking’ approach to foster understanding between partners. Picture: TMLSPHOTOG/Adobe Stock
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Inspections Clinic: Multi-agency working

Youth Justice
Mentors from Croydon-based charity Lives Not Knives work with vulnerable young people who face multiple challenges against a volatile backdrop of rising knife crime
Features

A decade on from the summer riots

Youth Work
Settings have been forced to adapt business models. Picture: Oksana Kuzmina/Adobe Stock
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Inspections Clinic: Early years providers

Ofsted
Cafcass chief executive Jacky Tiotto: “We want to establish in-person relationships”
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Inspecting Cafcass

Ofsted
Routine social care provider inspections are under way. Picture: Ralf Geithe/Adobe Stock
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Inspections Clinic: Return of Ofsted visits Q&A

Ofsted