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Council moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

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.

DfE to slash Ofsted budget by a quarter

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Monday, December 21, 2015

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Ofsted will have to cut its budget by a quarter over the next four years as a result of the government Spending Review, it has emerged.

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.

DfE appoints commissioner at ‘inadequate' council

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Monday, June 27, 2016

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The Department for Education has appointed a commissioner at a council where Ofsted rated children's services as ‘inadequate'.

Staff departures threaten progress at 'inadequate' council, Ofsted warns

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Friday, August 31, 2018

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A council is struggling to cope with a high turnover of social workers and rising caseloads, two years after inspectors rated its children's services as "inadequate", Ofsted has found.

Inspectors praise continued children's services progress at Doncaster

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

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An independent trust running children's services in Doncaster has been praised by inspectors for improvements in the quality and speed of social workers' responses to child protection concerns.

Children's services in Manchester move out of 'inadequate'

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Thursday, December 21, 2017

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A re-inspection of children's services in Manchester has found significant progress since the department was rated "inadequate" three years ago, with Ofsted handing it an improved overall judgment of "requires improvement".

Inspectors praise children's centre support at 'inadequate' council

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

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Effective use of children's centres to offer early support to vulnerable families is helping an "inadequate" council turn around its performance, Ofsted has found.

Council's children's services rated 'good' by Ofsted

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

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Ofsted has praised the role of leaders and the quality of support for vulnerable children, for improvements in the overall standard of children's services at a council.

Ofsted criticises lack of progress at 'inadequate' council

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Friday, June 30, 2017

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A council where children's services were rated "inadequate" for leaving children at risk is not improving quickly enough, Ofsted has warned.

Commissioners to decide future of children's services at four 'inadequate' councils

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

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The Department for Education will appoint commissioners at four councils where children's services have been rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted, in order to decide how they will be run in the future, government documents reveal.

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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

DfE to slash Ofsted budget by a quarter

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

DfE appoints commissioner at ‘inadequate' council

Staff departures threaten progress at 'inadequate' council, Ofsted warns

Inspectors praise continued children's services progress at Doncaster

Children's services in Manchester move out of 'inadequate'

Inspectors praise children's centre support at 'inadequate' council

Council's children's services rated 'good' by Ofsted

Ofsted criticises lack of progress at 'inadequate' council

Commissioners to decide future of children's services at four 'inadequate' councils

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