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Behind the Rating: Valued staff make the difference

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  • Friday, February 17, 2012
    • | CYP Now
With a fifth of Braintree's under-fives living in workless homes and entering early years provision with skills, knowledge and abilities below the national average for their age, the Carousel children's centre is not short of work. But despite the challenges of operating in a highly disadvantaged area, the Essex centre is thriving, and gained a coveted "outstanding" rating in its latest Ofsted assessment.

Ofsted chief urged to show independence

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  • Monday, October 31, 2011
    • | CYP Now
The man set to become chief inspector at Ofsted has been warned against issuing threats to education and children's services and prove his independence from government.

Reviewing officers bid to protect their independence

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  • Monday, September 19, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Independent reviewing officers (IROs) should be employed by local authorities, but not within children's services departments, if their autonomy is to be preserved, the national association for the profession has claimed.

Data Check: Ofsted inspection of children's centres

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  • Friday, July 8, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Ofsted began inspecting children's centres in May 2010. Since then, 498 centres have been inspected. Publishing its first annual report of children's centre evaluations, the watchdog found that 14 per cent achieved an outstanding rating for their overall effectiveness.

Sector declares opposition to Ofsted split

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  • Monday, April 18, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Proposals to split Ofsted into two separate inspectorates of education and children's care would make the government's policies on children with special educational needs, early years services and looked-after children unviable, sector leaders have warned.

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