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Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

Monday, April 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The ability to pause Ofsted inspections in circumstances where there are concerns for leaders’ wellbeing will be extended to cover children’s social care and early years providers, the inspectorate has said.

Inspections Clinic - social care provision

Features

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Ofsted’s latest annual report highlights improving standards across children’s social care but raises concerns about increasing numbers of children in unregistered provision, reports Jo Stephenson.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Features

Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

With many parts of the sector facing recruitment challenges, Joe Lepper identifies developments in entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for children's services practitioners.

Ofsted schools framework ‘not fit’ for children in care

News

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Ofsted’s school inspections framework is “not fit for purpose” when it comes to vulnerable children, the chair of the National Association of Virtual School Headteachers (NAVSH) has said.

Ofsted announces return to full inspections in 2021

News

Thursday, December 3, 2020

| CYP Now

Inspections are to resume across children’s services, schools, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision and early years settings in 2021 after visits were suspended due to Covid-19.

Five inspection trends

Features

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Ofsted’s latest annual report highlights changes in performance among early years, education and social care providers, and the quality of services they deliver. Jo Stephenson analyses the key emerging trends.

Government proposes voluntary safeguarding code for out-of-school settings

News

Monday, December 3, 2018

| CYP Now

Out-of-school settings will be asked to abide by a voluntary code of practice as part of government plans to improve safeguarding of children.

Education select committee 'to prioritise social justice and productivity'

News

Thursday, September 14, 2017

| CYP Now

An influential group of MPs that probes government policy on children and young people will focus on the issues of social justice and productivity over the term of the current parliament, it has been announced.

Ofsted issues warning notices to 31 unregistered schools

News

Thursday, July 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted has issued a total of 31 warning notices to unregistered schools since establishing a special taskforce 18 months ago, it has emerged.

Charity sets out children's mental health priorities for next government

News

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

| CYP Now

A charity is calling on the next government to take action to avert a "mental health crisis" among young people.

Inspectors commend North Yorkshire on special educational needs provision

News

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been praised by health and social care inspectors for the quality of its support for children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities.

Ofsted demands greater CSE focus from police and health services

News

Thursday, September 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Efforts to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE) have improved in the last two years but senior staff within the police and health services must pay more attention to the issue, Ofsted has said.

MPs reject Spielman as new Ofsted chief

News

Thursday, July 7, 2016

| CYP Now

The education select committee has formally rejected the government's candidate to replace Sir Michael Wilshaw as chief inspector of Ofsted.

Wilshaw: Poor children still being failed

News

Thursday, June 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Too many children from disadvantaged backgrounds are continuing to be failed by the education system, Ofsted's chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has said.

Big-picture inspection: guide to the new JTAI

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

New Joint Targeted Area Inspections to assess how different agencies are working together to support vulnerable children have just been launched. Joe Lepper explores how they work.

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Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

Inspections Clinic - social care provision

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Ofsted schools framework ‘not fit’ for children in care

Ofsted announces return to full inspections in 2021

Five inspection trends

Government proposes voluntary safeguarding code for out-of-school settings

Education select committee 'to prioritise social justice and productivity'

Ofsted issues warning notices to 31 unregistered schools

Charity sets out children's mental health priorities for next government

Inspectors commend North Yorkshire on special educational needs provision

Ofsted demands greater CSE focus from police and health services

MPs reject Spielman as new Ofsted chief

Wilshaw: Poor children still being failed

Big-picture inspection: guide to the new JTAI

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