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Ofsted slams leadership at council rated 'inadequate' for child protection failures

Friday, April 7, 2017

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A council has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors found that children had been left in abusive situations for too long, with failures in leadership being blamed for the quality of services.

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

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Councils yet to have their children's services inspected by Ofsted are to be given additional support as part of a local government bid to prevent them being rated "inadequate" and facing intervention from the Department for Education (DfE).

DfE acts after Ofsted rates council's children's services ‘inadequate'

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

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The government has appointed a commissioner to oversee children's services at a council rated "inadequate" by Ofsted due to serious child protection failures.

Inadequate council launches £4.6m recruitment drive

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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

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A council that had its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted has launched a £4.6m drive to recruit new staff, it has been announced.

Struggling council outlines major cuts to early help and youth services

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

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A financially troubled council is considering cutting funding for young people and families in need of early help by £2.5m in a bid to balance its books.

Ofsted criticises 'unacceptable' screening visits by social workers

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

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Ofsted has criticised a council for the "unacceptable" use of screening visits by social workers to families prior to making a referral decision.

Inspectors praise improvements to 'front door' social work in Liverpool

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

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Ofsted has praised improvements to the quality of "front door" social work in Liverpool, following an inspection of children's services, although provision overall has been rated as "requires improvement".

Inspectors find signs of progress at 'inadequate' council

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

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A council rated as 'inadequate' by Ofsted and subsequently criticised for its slow pace of progress is beginning to show signs of improvement, inspectors have said.

Progress at inadequate council 'too slow', Ofsted warns

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Friday, October 13, 2017

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The pace of change at Tameside Council children's services remains sluggish following an "inadequate" rating a year ago, inspectors have said.

'Inadequate' council launches Barnardo's partnership

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Thursday, June 22, 2017

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A council currently rated "inadequate" by Ofsted has announced it will launch a project with children's charity Barnardo's, just months after a joint bid for £7m of Department for Education innovation funding was turned down.

Inspectors praise improvements at 'inadequate' council

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

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A council that risked being stripped of responsibility for children's social care services has been praised by Ofsted for the improvements it has made.

ADCS calls for Ofsted workforce shake-up

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Friday, October 31, 2014

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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.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Monday, November 9, 2015

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A council has been given more time to turn services around in the wake of Ofsted judging its children's services department ‘inadequate' twice in two years.

Ofsted: Police child protection failures 'risk another Rotherham'

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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

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Too many police forces are failing in their child protection role, and risk creating an environment where child sexual exploitation on the scale of that in Rotherham or Oxford could take place, Ofsted has said.

Council moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

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Inspectors have removed a council's "inadequate" rating after being impressed with "significant improvements" made over the last two years.

DfE orders council to consider alternative delivery of children's services

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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

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A council, rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted, has been ordered by the Department for Education to find an alternative way of delivering children's services.

Ofsted rates council 'good' in trial of new inspection framework

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

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A council's children's services have been rated "good' following a trial of the new Ofsted inspection framework being introduced next year.

DfE hands council £2.9m to establish children's services trust

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

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The government has agreed to hand a council a £2.9m grant towards the cost of setting up a trust to run its children's services, two years after it was rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

London borough moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

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Monday, July 23, 2018

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Children's services in the London Borough of Wandsworth have been elevated from "inadequate" to "requires improvement" with inspectors praising the council's leadership for working "diligently" to turn around performance.

Reduced caseloads net council 'good' Ofsted rating

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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

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Ofsted has praised a council's children's services for reducing social worker caseloads and focusing on placing children locally, handing services a "good" rating overall.

DfE to consider stripping 'inadequate' council of children's services

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Friday, March 10, 2017

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A review will take place into whether a council should be stripped of responsibility for children's services after inspectors found that vulnerable children were being left at risk of harm.

Ofsted upgrades Doncaster from 'inadequate' to 'good'

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Friday, January 19, 2018

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Standards at an independent trust set up to improve the quality of children's services provision in Doncaster have been rated "good" following a re-inspection by Ofsted, just two years after receiving the lowest rating.

Rotherham children's services rated 'inadequate'

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

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Children's services at Rotherham Borough Council have been rated "inadequate" after Ofsted found a string of child protection management and practice failings.

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

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Children's minister Edward Timpson has appointed a private firm to oversee improvements at a children's services department following a damning Ofsted inspection earlier this year.

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Ofsted slams leadership at council rated 'inadequate' for child protection failures

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

DfE acts after Ofsted rates council's children's services ‘inadequate'

Inadequate council launches £4.6m recruitment drive

Struggling council outlines major cuts to early help and youth services

Ofsted criticises 'unacceptable' screening visits by social workers

Inspectors praise improvements to 'front door' social work in Liverpool

Inspectors find signs of progress at 'inadequate' council

Progress at inadequate council 'too slow', Ofsted warns

'Inadequate' council launches Barnardo's partnership

Inspectors praise improvements at 'inadequate' council

ADCS calls for Ofsted workforce shake-up

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

Ofsted: Police child protection failures 'risk another Rotherham'

Council moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

DfE orders council to consider alternative delivery of children's services

Ofsted rates council 'good' in trial of new inspection framework

DfE hands council £2.9m to establish children's services trust

London borough moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

Reduced caseloads net council 'good' Ofsted rating

DfE to consider stripping 'inadequate' council of children's services

Ofsted upgrades Doncaster from 'inadequate' to 'good'

Rotherham children's services rated 'inadequate'

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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