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The Department for Education is considering whether to intervene in the running of a council's children's services that has been subject to three damning Ofsted reports in the past two years.

NCAS conference: ADCS warns over 'loss of clarity' of safeguarding boards

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

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Children's services leaders have called for the government to clarify the role of local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) amid concerns their effectiveness is being hindered by a growing brief.

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

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Councils yet to have their children's services inspected by Ofsted are to be given additional support as part of a local government bid to prevent them being rated "inadequate" and facing intervention from the Department for Education (DfE).

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.

Ofsted too rigid in children's home inspections, claim managers

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

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Residential care managers have heavily criticised Ofsted for its "inconsistent" and "unfair" interpretation of new quality standards for children's homes.

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Children's services in Leicester judged 'inadequate'

Tory council boss hits out at government over Ofsted grading

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' over child protection failings

DfE considers intervening at West Midlands council

NCAS conference: ADCS warns over 'loss of clarity' of safeguarding boards

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

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

Ofsted too rigid in children's home inspections, claim managers

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