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Inspectors slam children's home over 'crime and drugs' issues

Friday, October 6, 2017

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A children's home where young people go missing, are involved in crime and misuse drugs has been strongly criticised by Ofsted.

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

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The leader of a council where children's services were graded "inadequate" by Ofsted has blamed central government for falling standards.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

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A council has been criticised by Ofsted for potentially placing children at risk due to delays in assessments.

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

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Two councils have been told to improve standards within their children's services departments following inspections by Ofsted.

Children in care 'receiving less support', Ofsted finds

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Friday, April 6, 2018

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Children in care are receiving less support and do not feel as safe as in previous years, a study by Ofsted has found.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| CYP Now

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.

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.

Ofsted judges two children's homes 'inadequate'

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

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Two children's homes, including one where a young person displaying sexually harmful behaviour was found to have had access to pornography, have been judged "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

The quality of children's services provided by a government-ordered independent trust have been rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Children's services move out of 'inadequate' at two councils

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Two councils have been told their children's services departments are no longer "inadequate" following inspections by Ofsted.

Children's home inspections to focus on young people's experiences

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Inspections of children's homes are to focus more on the experiences of children and young people as part of a tougher framework announced by Ofsted.

Ofsted criticises children's home where staff 'condone' drugs

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

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Ofsted has criticised a residential children's home where staff allowed drugs to be used on the premises.

Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

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A council has been praised for its services for looked-after children, with Ofsted labelling some of its work as "outstanding".

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Friday, June 5, 2015

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Sandwell Council has said it is considering a formal challenge after Ofsted rated its children's services "inadequate" for the second time since 2013.

Chief inspectors slam councils' CSE failings

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The chief inspectors of Ofsted and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) have launched a scathing attack on councils' failure to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated as "requires improvement" by Ofsted after inspectors found a number of areas that need to be addressed.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' amid concerns over leadership

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

| CYP Now

A council has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors found "serious and widespread failures" across children's services and questioned the integrity of its leadership team.

Children's services trust set to cost £4.6m

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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

| CYP Now

The creation of an independent trust as part of efforts to improve children's services in Worcestershire will cost around £4.6m, it has emerged.

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted is considering ditching overall ratings for the quality of children's services when it introduces its new inspection framework next year, it has emerged.

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Inspectors slam children's home over 'crime and drugs' issues

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

Children in care 'receiving less support', Ofsted finds

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

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

Inspectors find signs of progress at 'inadequate' council

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

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

Reduced caseloads net council 'good' Ofsted rating

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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

Ofsted judges two children's homes 'inadequate'

Government-ordered children's trust services rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

Children's services move out of 'inadequate' at two councils

Children's home inspections to focus on young people's experiences

Ofsted criticises children's home where staff 'condone' drugs

Ofsted praises council for outstanding work with children in care

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Chief inspectors slam councils' CSE failings

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' amid concerns over leadership

Children's services trust set to cost £4.6m

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

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