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London borough moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

Monday, July 23, 2018

| CYP Now

Children's services in the London Borough of Wandsworth have been elevated from "inadequate" to "requires improvement" with inspectors praising the council's leadership for working "diligently" to turn around performance.

Reduced caseloads net council 'good' Ofsted rating

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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted has praised a council's children's services for reducing social worker caseloads and focusing on placing children locally, handing services a "good" rating overall.

DfE to consider stripping 'inadequate' council of children's services

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Friday, March 10, 2017

| CYP Now

A review will take place into whether a council should be stripped of responsibility for children's services after inspectors found that vulnerable children were being left at risk of harm.

Ofsted upgrades Doncaster from 'inadequate' to 'good'

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Friday, January 19, 2018

| CYP Now

Standards at an independent trust set up to improve the quality of children's services provision in Doncaster have been rated "good" following a re-inspection by Ofsted, just two years after receiving the lowest rating.

Rotherham children's services rated 'inadequate'

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services at Rotherham Borough Council have been rated "inadequate" after Ofsted found a string of child protection management and practice failings.

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has appointed a private firm to oversee improvements at a children's services department following a damning Ofsted inspection earlier this year.

Rebuilder of Slough: Nicola Clemo, chief executive of Slough Children's Services Trust

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

It seems wholly appropriate for an organisation charged with rebuilding the reputation of children's services in Slough that it will be doing so from offices next door to those of the giant Lego corporation.

DfE to slash Ofsted budget by a quarter

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Monday, December 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted will have to cut its budget by a quarter over the next four years as a result of the government Spending Review, it has emerged.

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.

DfE appoints commissioner at ‘inadequate' council

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Monday, June 27, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has appointed a commissioner at a council where Ofsted rated children's services as ‘inadequate'.

Staff departures threaten progress at 'inadequate' council, Ofsted warns

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Friday, August 31, 2018

| CYP Now

A council is struggling to cope with a high turnover of social workers and rising caseloads, two years after inspectors rated its children's services as "inadequate", Ofsted has found.

Inspection framework is ‘superficial' and ‘incomplete', say sector leaders

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders, social work bodies and local government organisations outline why they have grave reservations about Ofsted's draft inspection framework for services for vulnerable children.

Inspectors praise continued children's services progress at Doncaster

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

| CYP Now

An independent trust running children's services in Doncaster has been praised by inspectors for improvements in the quality and speed of social workers' responses to child protection concerns.

Children's services in Manchester move out of 'inadequate'

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Thursday, December 21, 2017

| CYP Now

A re-inspection of children's services in Manchester has found significant progress since the department was rated "inadequate" three years ago, with Ofsted handing it an improved overall judgment of "requires improvement".

Inspectors praise children's centre support at 'inadequate' council

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

| CYP Now

Effective use of children's centres to offer early support to vulnerable families is helping an "inadequate" council turn around its performance, Ofsted has found.

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London borough moves out of 'inadequate' following Ofsted inspection

Reduced caseloads net council 'good' Ofsted rating

DfE to consider stripping 'inadequate' council of children's services

Ofsted upgrades Doncaster from 'inadequate' to 'good'

Rotherham children's services rated 'inadequate'

Timpson appoints private firm to tackle failings in West Berkshire

Rebuilder of Slough: Nicola Clemo, chief executive of Slough Children's Services Trust

DfE to slash Ofsted budget by a quarter

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

DfE appoints commissioner at ‘inadequate' council

Staff departures threaten progress at 'inadequate' council, Ofsted warns

Inspection framework is ‘superficial' and ‘incomplete', say sector leaders

Inspectors praise continued children's services progress at Doncaster

Children's services in Manchester move out of 'inadequate'

Inspectors praise children's centre support at 'inadequate' council

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