YES - Shireen Ritchie, chair of the children and young people board, Local Government Association
Ofsted cannot just stand on the sidelines and issue judgments. All parts of the system that protect children from harm need to be focused on making the service better. Inspection needs to be one of the tools that helps councils learn and improve, alongside processes for self-assessment and promoting best practice, which encourage councils to support and help each other.
YES - Hilton Dawson, chief executive, British Association of Social Workers
The issue of whether Ofsted should also provide an advice and support role is one that the British Association of Social Workers has raised directly with Ofsted already. We completely support rigorous independent inspections, and they need to be no less challenging, but we feel that they can be delivered in a more supportive, professional and collegiate way.
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