On 23 January I received the call from Ofsted informing me that the Cornwall local area was being inspected under the new Ofsted/CQC SEND inspection framework. This, as always, creates a frenzy of activity as deadlines are met to provide data and information required through Annex A and the framework. The additional pressure was that we were only the second authority to be inspected under the new framework so there was little information available on how it worked and what it meant in reality.
My reflection a month away from that three week intensive inspection activity is that it is a tough inspection and framework that requires careful management and excellent relationship skills. The team was made up of local authority staff but also ICB colleagues and our Parent Carer Forum. The team worked tirelessly together and in person over that three week period.
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