Have you ever played the word association game? If you hear "Ofsted"what's the first thing that comes to mind? From 1 April the Governmentis rather hoping you'll think The Office for Standards in Education,Children's Services and Skills.
That's the full title of the "new Ofsted", created by last year'sEducation Act, after much consultation and planning. Its new remit willinclude the children's work of the Commission for Social Care Inspection(CSCI), the inspection of the Children and Family Court Advisory andSupport Service (Cafcass) and the inspection work of the Adult LearningInspectorate.
And CSCI's children's rights director, Roger Morgan, is coming on board,too.
"It's not just Ofsted taking on some more work, it's a new Ofsted,"explains Dorian Bradley, Ofsted's director of early years. He believesthe changes will put the organisation in a better position to "focus onthe plight of the needy".
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