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Inspections Clinic: Regional adoption agencies

Regional adoption agencies now provide the majority of England’s adoption services on behalf of local authorities. Jo Stephenson looks at some of the main findings from Ofsted’s sample inspections.

Inspections Clinic: Supported accommodation

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  • Wednesday, March 27, 2024
    • | CYP Now
Ahead of Ofsted inspections of supported accommodation for care leavers, Jo Stephenson looks at how consultation has helped shape the new regime and what providers can do now to prepare.

Inspections clinic: Physical education and SEND

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  • Thursday, February 1, 2024
    • | CYP Now
Children with special educational needs and disabilities do not always receive the right support to participate fully in PE and sport at school. Jo Stephenson looks at ways provision can be improved.

Inspections Clinic - social care provision

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  • 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.

Inspections clinic: Youth justice services

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  • Tuesday, September 26, 2023
    • | CYP Now
While a new report shows that more young offenders are now accessing better quality specialist services, some areas of concern still remain. Jo Stephenson examines the inspectorate’s findings.

Inspections Clinic: New SEND inspections

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  • Wednesday, August 30, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities has been subject to a new inspection regime this year. Jo Stephenson speaks to Ofsted about progress so far.

Inspections Clinic: Young inspection volunteers

Regulators can get a better insight into young people's experience of services by involving them in inspections. Jo Stephenson looks at how Scotland's Care Inspectorate is recruiting young inspectors.

Inspections Clinic: Supported accommodation

Providers of supported accommodation to looked-after young people and care leavers are being registered this year before inspections start in 2024. Jo Stephenson takes a look at Ofsted's plans.

Inspections Clinic: Quality of school tuition

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  • Tuesday, February 28, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Ofsted research paints a mixed picture of the quality of tutoring on offer in schools. The regulator's national director for education Lee Owston discusses the findings and what they mean for practice.

Inspections Clinic: Early education and childcare

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  • Tuesday, January 31, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Ofsted's latest annual report sets out the major challenges facing the early years and childcare sector, with the recruitment and retention of quality staff among the chief concerns, reports Jo Stephenson.

Inspections Clinic: Special schools framework

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  • Tuesday, November 29, 2022
    • | CYP Now
Special schools cater for children and young people with additional and often complex needs. Jo Stephenson sets out 10 emerging trends on how the education inspection framework is being applied in special schools.

Inspections Clinic: Inspections workforce

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  • Tuesday, September 27, 2022
    • | CYP Now
As Ofsted's inspection remit expands, so must its workforce. The regulator is recruiting across all sectors, with a particular focus on SEND and supported accommodation, as Jo Stephenson reports.

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