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Behind the Rating: Strong links with health staff

Other

Friday, May 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Wirral Council -- Inspection of safeguarding and looked-after children services, March 2011.

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

News

Friday, October 6, 2017

| CYP Now

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

Behind the Inspection Rating: Residential unit hits the right note

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Ferndale Children's Residential Unit, Kirktintilloch - Care Inspectorate inspection - August 2014

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

News

Thursday, May 21, 2015

| CYP Now

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

News

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| CYP Now

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

Registration of multi-building children’s homes splits sector

News

Thursday, October 7, 2021

| CYP Now

Children’s home providers are now able to register as many as four buildings in one application in a bid to reduce demand for places, Ofsted has said.

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

News

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

| CYP Now

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

News

Friday, April 6, 2018

| CYP Now

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

Behind the Inspection Rating: Separation helps home harmony

Other

Monday, August 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Beaulieu House, Isle of Wight, Children's home inspection, May 2014.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Care service fits around the child

Other

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Cromwell House, Grimsby | Children's home inspection | October 2012

Ofsted to cut visits to good and outstanding children's homes

News

Monday, February 20, 2017

| CYP Now

The government is to press ahead with plans to cut the frequency of Ofsted inspections for good and outstanding children's homes, it has been announced.

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

News

Thursday, January 21, 2016

| CYP Now

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'

News

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has appointed a commissioner to oversee children's services at a council rated "inadequate" by Ofsted due to serious child protection failures.

Ofsted rates council-run children's home ‘inadequate'

News

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

A local-authority run children's home has been criticised by Ofsted for "serious and widespread failures".

Inspectors find signs of progress at 'inadequate' council

News

Thursday, September 28, 2017

| CYP Now

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

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

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

News

Monday, November 9, 2015

| CYP Now

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.

Ofsted too rigid in children's home inspections, claim managers

News

Thursday, April 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Residential care managers have heavily criticised Ofsted for its "inconsistent" and "unfair" interpretation of new quality standards for children's homes.

Reduced caseloads net council 'good' Ofsted rating

News

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

| CYP Now

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

News

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.

Inspections Clinic: Large social care providers

Features

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| CYP Now

Large private companies continue to play an increasing role in the provision of children’s home and fostering placements. Jo Stephenson analyses what the data says about the quality of large providers.

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

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

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'

News

Thursday, September 3, 2015

| CYP Now

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.

Greater regulatory oversight of large children’s home and childcare providers needed, Ofsted warns

News

Thursday, October 28, 2021

| CYP Now

Stronger oversight of large providers of both children’s homes and childcare settings is needed to ensure “children are getting the best deal”, Ofsted has said.

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

News

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.

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Behind the Rating: Strong links with health staff

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

Behind the Inspection Rating: Residential unit hits the right note

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

Registration of multi-building children’s homes splits sector

Ofsted tells two councils to improve children's services

Children in care 'receiving less support', Ofsted finds

Behind the Inspection Rating: Separation helps home harmony

Behind the Inspection Rating: Care service fits around the child

Ofsted to cut visits to good and outstanding children's homes

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

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

Ofsted rates council-run children's home ‘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

Ofsted too rigid in children's home inspections, claim managers

Reduced caseloads net council 'good' Ofsted rating

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

Inspections Clinic: Large social care providers

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

Ofsted judges two children's homes 'inadequate'

Greater regulatory oversight of large children’s home and childcare providers needed, Ofsted warns

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

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