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Inspections Clinic: Impact of the pandemic

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  • Tuesday, October 27, 2020
  • | CYP Now
While most inspectorates agree virtual inspections will never replace visits in person, they tell Jo Stephenson that use of digital technology for some aspects of their work will continue long-term.

Inspections: Regulatory work continues

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  • Tuesday, September 29, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Many Ofsted inspections have been put on hold during lockdown, but the regulator now plans to scale up its activity in social care to protect vulnerable children. Jo Stephenson investigates.

Joint targeted area inspections: Inspections clinic

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  • Tuesday, January 28, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Joint targeted area inspections began in 2016 with the aim of bringing a range of inspectorates together to assess how health and care services for children are delivered. Jo Stephenson assesses the learning so far.

Children’s services inspection

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  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Ofsted says the children’s services inspection regime is working well, but an independent assessment found areas for improvement. The ADCS’s Steve Crocker tells Jo Stephenson how ILACS can be refined.

Greenwich wins praise for progress on SEND reforms

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  • Thursday, September 14, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Co-production of services with children and young people has helped Greenwich secure a generally positive inspection report of the area's work on special educational needs and disability reforms.

'Inadequate' council launches Barnardo's partnership

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  • Thursday, June 22, 2017
  • | CYP Now
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.