Speaking exclusively to CYP Now as part of an interview due to be published next Tuesday (28 April), shadow children’s minister Steve McCabe said he is not convinced the inspectorate should continue in its current form.
Figures published last month showed that out of the 43 children’s services inspections carried out in 2013/14, only 10 councils were rated as "good", with seven rated "inadequate" and 26 "requires improvement".
Asked whether the statistics are a true reflection of performance, McCabe said Ofsted “seems to have lost touch” on children's social social care, adding that children’s services departments are under “enormous pressure”.
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