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Inspectors praise progress at two 'inadequate' councils

Monday, May 14, 2018

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Ofsted has praised improvements at two councils where children's services were previously rated "inadequate" following visits to check on progress.

Inspectors criticise quality of SEND support in Leicester

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Monday, June 25, 2018

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Inspectors have criticised support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Leicester, in particular the quality of education, health and care (EHC) plans.

Inspectors praise improvements to 'front door' social work in Liverpool

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

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Ofsted has praised improvements to the quality of "front door" social work in Liverpool, following an inspection of children's services, although provision overall has been rated as "requires improvement".

Ofsted ditches separate social care annual report

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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

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Ofsted has abandoned its commitment to produce a standalone annual report on the state of children's social care services.

Ofsted praises children's services improvements in North East Lincolnshire

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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North East Lincolnshire Council's children's services department has made significant progress and is now "good" despite some shortcomings in its child protection work, Ofsted has concluded.

Inspectors find signs of progress at 'inadequate' council

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

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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.

Progress at inadequate council 'too slow', Ofsted warns

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Friday, October 13, 2017

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The pace of change at Tameside Council children's services remains sluggish following an "inadequate" rating a year ago, inspectors have said.

Ofsted praises multi-agency response to neglect

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Monday, November 13, 2017

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Case audits are helping agencies in Cheshire West and Chester deliver well co-ordinated and effective action to prevent the neglect of children, a deep-dive inspection has found.

Timpson labels progress on children's mental health 'unsatisfactory'

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

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A major government drive to improve mental health services for children and young people is yet to lead to satisfactory improvements, children's minister Edward Timpson has said.

'Inadequate' council launches Barnardo's partnership

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Thursday, June 22, 2017

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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.

Inspectors praise multi-agency SEND collaboration

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Monday, July 3, 2017

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Efforts to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Barking and Dagenham are being boosted by effective partnership work, an inspection has found.

Former Labour Home Secretary to chair independent trust at 'inadequate' council

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Tuesday, July 4, 2017

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The Department for Education has appointed former Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to chair an independent trust being established in a bid to turn around children's services at a council rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Inspectors praise improvements at 'inadequate' council

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

| CYP Now

A council that risked being stripped of responsibility for children's social care services has been praised by Ofsted for the improvements it has made.

ADCS calls for Ofsted workforce shake-up

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Friday, October 31, 2014

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Ofsted must recruit existing children's services professionals to inspect local authority social care arrangements if it is to boost confidence in its judgments, the head of the Association of Directors of children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Ofsted warns of low uptake of free early years places

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has called on councils to do more to promote free early years provision after it emerged that more than 40 per cent of eligible two-year-olds have not taken up their place.

Ofsted blasts council for social mobility failings

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Friday, August 21, 2015

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Ofsted has criticised a council for the failure of its school improvement service to boost social mobility.

NCAS conference: Ofsted social care lead hints at lighter touch inspection plans

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

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A future children's services inspection system is likely to be lighter touch but continue to use graded judgments, Ofsted's social care lead has said.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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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

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Monday, November 9, 2015

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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.

Children’s services in Camden upgraded to ‘outstanding’

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

| CYP Now

Ofsted inspectors have uplifted their rating for children’s services in Camden from “good” to “outstanding”, praising its focus on early help and building relationships with communities.

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Inspectors praise progress at two 'inadequate' councils

Inspectors criticise quality of SEND support in Leicester

Inspectors praise improvements to 'front door' social work in Liverpool

Ofsted ditches separate social care annual report

Ofsted praises children's services improvements in North East Lincolnshire

Inspectors find signs of progress at 'inadequate' council

Progress at inadequate council 'too slow', Ofsted warns

Ofsted praises multi-agency response to neglect

Timpson labels progress on children's mental health 'unsatisfactory'

'Inadequate' council launches Barnardo's partnership

Inspectors praise multi-agency SEND collaboration

Former Labour Home Secretary to chair independent trust at 'inadequate' council

Inspectors praise improvements at 'inadequate' council

ADCS calls for Ofsted workforce shake-up

Ofsted warns of low uptake of free early years places

Ofsted blasts council for social mobility failings

NCAS conference: Ofsted social care lead hints at lighter touch inspection plans

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

DfE gives council more time to improve after ‘inadequate' Ofsted rating

Children’s services in Camden upgraded to ‘outstanding’

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