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Ofsted appoints interim social care chief

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  • Tuesday, July 7, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Islington Council's director of children's services (DCS) has been appointed to take over as Ofsted's national director of social care on an interim basis, it has been announced.

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

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  • Thursday, June 4, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Surrey has become the fourth authority in the space of a month to have its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors flagged up serious concerns about how it deals with child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Ofsted heaps praise on care leaver support scheme

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  • Thursday, May 14, 2015
  • | CYP Now
A government-backed initiative to support care leavers has been singled out for praise by Ofsted which has awarded a council's children's services department the first "outstanding" rating for the service area.

ADCS calls for Ofsted workforce shake-up

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  • Friday, October 31, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Ofsted must recruit existing children's services professionals to inspect local authority social care arrangements if it is to boost confidence in its judgments, the head of the Association of Directors of children's Services (ADCS) has said.