The inspectorate was forced to suspend full inspections of schools, early years providers, local authority children’s services and children’s homes in March amid the first national lockdown.
Ofsted's annual report, published today (1 December), states that “both the education and social care systems in England have been severely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic”.
It adds that while it is “in many ways still too early to fully judge its impact...the crisis has underlined the importance of putting children’s welfare first.”
Responding to the report, Yvette Stanley said difficulties faced by care leavers, domestic abuse, and the sufficiency of foster care and residential placements are among issues that “have become more acute during Covid”.
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