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DfE to slash Ofsted budget by a quarter

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.

Ofsted raises concerns over pace of improvement at 'inadequate' council

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Monday, January 23, 2017

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A council where children's services are set to be taken over by an independent trust by the summer has been criticised by Ofsted for the slow rate of improvement in standards.

Staffing and funding problems threaten Birmingham's recovery, warns troubleshooter

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Friday, December 12, 2014

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"Inadequate" HR systems and the lack of a "credible" social worker recruitment and retention strategy could derail attempts to improve struggling children's services at Birmingham City Council, a government-appointed commissioner has warned.

Nearly half of councils see fall in children's services rating under tougher Ofsted inspections

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Friday, January 23, 2015

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Three quarters of children's services departments assessed under Ofsted's single inspection framework have been rated in the bottom two grades, with nearly half inspected so far seeing a fall in their judgment compared with previous performance.

Children's services leaders call for wholesale changes to Ofsted inspection system

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

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The current Ofsted inspection system for children's services should be scrapped and replaced with a light-touch but better-targeted approach, children's services and local authority leaders say.

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

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

Ofsted hails children's services progress in Rotherham

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Friday, March 10, 2017

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Ofsted has praised action taken by a children's services department to improve its child protection work since being rated "inadequate" two years ago.

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

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

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

Council lined up to help neighbour's 'inadequate' children's services

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Friday, July 21, 2017

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A council that has twice been rated as "inadequate" by inspectors over the last seven years is set to receive help from a council where services are rated as "requires improvement", it has emerged.

London council moves out of 'inadequate'

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

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Children's services at a London council are no longer judged to be "inadequate" following a fresh inspection of provision by Ofsted.

Inspectors praise council for maintaining 'good' children's services

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

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A council has been praised by inspectors for averting a decline in the performance of its children's services due to rising demand and budget cuts.

Ofsted finds improvement at 'inadequate' council

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Monday, January 30, 2017

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Efforts to improve the quality of provision at a children's services department rated "inadequate" by Ofsted in May 2015 are progressing well, inspectors have concluded.

Child sexual exploitation 'widespread', MPs conclude

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

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Organised child sexual exploitation (CSE) is widespread across England and local authorities need to ensure they fully investigate concerns when they arise, a report by MPs has concluded.

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

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

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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 in talks over improvement role in Rotherham

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

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Rotherham Borough Council is in talks with Ofsted over bringing the inspectorate in to help it improve children's services.

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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

Ofsted raises concerns over pace of improvement at 'inadequate' council

Staffing and funding problems threaten Birmingham's recovery, warns troubleshooter

Nearly half of councils see fall in children's services rating under tougher Ofsted inspections

Children's services leaders call for wholesale changes to Ofsted inspection system

Ofsted judges two children's homes 'inadequate'

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

Ofsted hails children's services progress in Rotherham

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

Council lined up to help neighbour's 'inadequate' children's services

London council moves out of 'inadequate'

Inspectors praise council for maintaining 'good' children's services

Ofsted finds improvement at 'inadequate' council

Child sexual exploitation 'widespread', MPs conclude

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

Ofsted in talks over improvement role in Rotherham

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