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Pandemic a ‘pressure cooker’ for issues facing vulnerable children, Ofsted chief warns

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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The Covid-19 pandemic has acted as a “pressure cooker”, exacerbating concerns already surrounding vulnerable children in England, Ofsted’s national director of regulation and social care has warned.

Ofsted announces ‘six-year window’ for early years inspections

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Friday, November 13, 2020

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Ofsted has announced new changes to early years inspection cycles which mean all nurseries, pre-schools and childminders will be inspected within six years of their last inspection.

‘Inadequate’ children’s services targeted as Ofsted outlines plans to restart inspection visits

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Monday, July 6, 2020

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Local authority children’s services departments rated “inadequate” by Ofsted will be the focus of visits from inspectors following the Covid-19 pandemic, the inspectorate has said.

Ofsted chief: More lessons must be learnt from CSE investigations

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

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Lessons learnt from investigations in child sexual exploitation (CSE) should have had a greater impact on agencies dealing with familial child sexual abuse, Ofsted’s director of social care has said.

Too many Neet young people under Croydon YOS, inspectors say

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

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Nearly a third of 16- to 18-year-olds worked with by Croydon’s youth offending service (YOS) are not in education, employment or training (Neet), inspectors said.

ADCS president calls for review of head teachers' powers to exclude pupils

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

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The head of the Association for the Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has called for a review into head teachers’ powers to exclude students.

Calls for clarity over Ofsted off-rolling judgments

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

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Disability campaigners are calling for clarity from Ofsted around "off-rolling", where schools are suspected of unfairly removing challenging pupils from a school’s roll.

DfE orders 'inadequate' council to find improvement partner by January

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Friday, November 1, 2019

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A struggling children's services department has been given until January to identify another council with which it can enter into a formal partnership to help turn around provision.

One in 10 children 'removed from school unofficially', study finds

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Friday, October 11, 2019

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As many as one in 10 children experienced "unexplained exits" from their school, with the rate being highest in large multi-academy trusts, a major study has found.

Ofsted inspections 'focus too much on process', review finds

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Friday, September 27, 2019

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Ofsted inspections of children's services departments should focus more on the quality of practice, rather than processes, a review has recommended.

Independent trust outlines plans to save £14m

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Friday, September 27, 2019

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An independent children's trust established to help improve failing services has set out plans to save £14m over the next four years following major overspends in its first 18 months.

Decline of 'good' children's services prompted by cost-cutting, Ofsted finds

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Friday, September 20, 2019

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A major restructure to cut costs resulted in a decline in standards within a children's services department previously rated as "good", an Ofsted inspection has found.

High staff turnover hits progress at Reading children's social care

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Friday, May 10, 2019

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High turnover of frontline staff and frequent changes in senior managers continue to adversely impact attempts to improve children's services in Reading - but its response to concerns about children at risk is quick and effective, Ofsted has found.

League table pressure influences off-rolling, say teachers

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Friday, May 10, 2019

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Teachers believe the practice of schools "off-rolling" pupils is happening regularly and is being primarily used to manipulate their standing in performance league tables, a survey has found.

Hartlepool SEND provision faces DfE intervention

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

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Hartlepool is facing Department for Education intervention in its special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services, after inspectors found ongoing "serious weaknesses".

Children's services leaders praised for 'impressive progress'

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

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Reduced workloads have led to improvements at a council's children's services, thanks to leaders' "prompt and effective" action.

Liverpool families report 'long fight' to have SEND needs met

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Sunday, March 10, 2019

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Council leaders in Liverpool have failed to properly implement SEND reforms, resulting in "significant weaknesses" within education, health and care (EHC) planning, inspectors found.

High caseloads cost council its 'good' Ofsted rating

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

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A council's children's social care services have been downgraded from an Ofsted overall "good" to "requires improvement" after inspectors found numbers of caseloads continued to be too high.

Inspections of 'outstanding' schools reveal falling standards

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Thursday, January 24, 2019

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Three-quarters of "outstanding" schools inspected this year have been downgraded due to falling standards, Ofsted's chief inspector has revealed.

Ofsted inspections to focus on 'quality of education' over performance data

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

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Early years and school settings are set to be judged on the quality of education they provide rather than performance data, if a proposed overhaul by Ofsted goes ahead.

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Pandemic a ‘pressure cooker’ for issues facing vulnerable children, Ofsted chief warns

Ofsted announces ‘six-year window’ for early years inspections

‘Inadequate’ children’s services targeted as Ofsted outlines plans to restart inspection visits

Ofsted chief: More lessons must be learnt from CSE investigations

Too many Neet young people under Croydon YOS, inspectors say

ADCS president calls for review of head teachers' powers to exclude pupils

Calls for clarity over Ofsted off-rolling judgments

DfE orders 'inadequate' council to find improvement partner by January

One in 10 children 'removed from school unofficially', study finds

Ofsted inspections 'focus too much on process', review finds

Independent trust outlines plans to save £14m

Decline of 'good' children's services prompted by cost-cutting, Ofsted finds

High staff turnover hits progress at Reading children's social care

League table pressure influences off-rolling, say teachers

Hartlepool SEND provision faces DfE intervention

Children's services leaders praised for 'impressive progress'

Liverpool families report 'long fight' to have SEND needs met

High caseloads cost council its 'good' Ofsted rating

Inspections of 'outstanding' schools reveal falling standards

Ofsted inspections to focus on 'quality of education' over performance data

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