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Review of inspection framework highlights areas for improvement

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Research says Ofsted's children's services inspection regime puts too much emphasis on process rather than practice and has flaws in how it gains evidence. Consultant Colin Green analyses whether improvement plans have merit.

Inspections Clinic: Sector-led improvement

Features

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Hampshire County Council is one of a handful of high-performing local authorities that helps struggling councils improve children's services, but the benefits flow both ways, as Jo Stephenson reports.

Ofsted and Children's Services: What Factors are Associated with Inspection Results?

Research

Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Researchers from Cardiff University wanted to find out what factors were most strongly associated with Ofsted judgments.

Inspections: Joint targeted area inspections

Features

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Inspections of local safeguarding arrangements were introduced in 2016 to examine joint working across agencies, uncovering examples of how areas tackle neglect, child sexual exploitation and domestic abuse.

Inspectors praise specialist youth custody unit

News

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

| CYP Now

A specialist unit for vulnerable young offenders has been praised by prison inspectors, who have awarded it their highest grade across all areas of its work.

Inspections future tops agenda

Other

Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's directors' chief outlines vision for a two-tier inspection system at the ADCS annual conference.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Data sharing sharpens service

Other

Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Kirby Children's Centre Group has been recognised for its commitment to information sharing to better understand its users.

Daily roundup: Free school meals, pupil places and child protection

News

Thursday, December 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Government revises up the number of children to receive free school meals; £2.35bn to fund more school places; and investigation launched into police handling of allegations against convicted paedophile, all in the news today.

Birmingham warned of government takeover of children's services

News

Thursday, November 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's services at Birmingham City Council could be taken out of the authority's hands as soon as next month, the Department for Education has warned.

Health watchdog announces launch of targeted child protection inspections

News

Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to launch a dedicated child protection inspection regime of health services in England next week.

Daily roundup: sexual abuse, primary school inspections, and 16-18 education

Other

Friday, June 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Grooming and sexual abuse of children to be denounced in mosque sermons, Ofsted begins week-long inspections of Medway primary schools, and new figures show a drop in 16-18 year olds in full time education, all in the news today.

Ofsted unveils tougher child protection inspections

News

Friday, June 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Child protection and looked-after children's services will be deemed ‘inadequate' even if just part of their work is failing, under plans unveiled by Ofsted to toughen up inspections.

Centre thrives on clarity of purpose

Best Practice

Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Newport Children's Centre, Waltham Forest, London; Children's centre inspection; March 2013

Education Bill receives Royal Assent

News

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Legislation that gives teachers the power to search pupils, entitles all disadvantaged two-year-olds to free early education and gives the Education Secretary powers to close down underperforming schools has received Royal Assent.

Ofsted reports increase in 'excellent' children's services

News

Monday, November 7, 2011

| CYP Now

More local authorities are providing excellent services for children this year, the latest annual round-up of Ofsted assessments has found.

Serious case review analysis identifies recurring safeguarding errors

News

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

| CYP Now

Babies and young people who have experienced abuse and neglect have been let down by professionals who underestimate risks in the family and fail to address the causes of problem behaviour, the latest Ofsted report has revealed.

Sir Michael Wilshaw named as Ofsted chief

News

Friday, October 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that head teacher of Mossbourne Academy Sir Michael Wilshaw is set to be the next chief inspector of Ofsted.

Report raises concerns over staff awareness of duties to child immigration detainees

News

Thursday, April 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Holding facilities for immigration detainees have improved in recent years but concerns remain around some issues relating to children, a report has found.

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Review of inspection framework highlights areas for improvement

Inspections Clinic: Sector-led improvement

Ofsted and Children's Services: What Factors are Associated with Inspection Results?

Inspections: Joint targeted area inspections

Inspectors praise specialist youth custody unit

Inspections future tops agenda

Behind the Inspection Rating: Data sharing sharpens service

Daily roundup: Free school meals, pupil places and child protection

Birmingham warned of government takeover of children's services

Health watchdog announces launch of targeted child protection inspections

Daily roundup: sexual abuse, primary school inspections, and 16-18 education

Ofsted unveils tougher child protection inspections

Centre thrives on clarity of purpose

Education Bill receives Royal Assent

Ofsted reports increase in 'excellent' children's services

Serious case review analysis identifies recurring safeguarding errors

Sir Michael Wilshaw named as Ofsted chief

Report raises concerns over staff awareness of duties to child immigration detainees

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