Knowsley leaving children 'being harmed or at risk'
CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Knowsley leaving children 'being harmed or at risk'

By Emily Twinch | 21 January 2025

Regulator Ofsted has rated Knowsley MBC’s children’s services inadequate, warning the council was leaving young people being ‘harmed or at risk of harm’.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Croydon children's services 'good' rating is a strong foundation

By Debbie Jones | 04 December 2024

Croydon’s ‘good’ Ofsted rating for children’s services is no mean achievement as it aims at being...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

500% rise in unregistered and illegal home use

By Dan Peters | 27 November 2024

The number of vulnerable children in care placed in unregistered and illegal homes has shot up by...

OFLOG

Rethinking Oflog

By Jon Rowney | 26 September 2024

An opportunity exists to rethink what a sustainable and purpose-led assurance framework for local...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Prediction of recruitment boost from scrapping of one-word judgements

By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024

Getting rid of single-word Ofsted judgements for social services could help bring in and retain p...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council issued SEND improvement notice for 'widespread failings'

By Martin Ford | 28 August 2024

An improvement notice has been issued to Suffolk CC’s services for children with special educatio...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Cheshire East served with improvement notice

By Martin Ford | 13 August 2024

The Government has issued an improvement notice to Cheshire East Council’s children’s services.

BUSINESS

Struggles continue for scandal-hit council contractor

By Mark Conrad | 16 April 2024

A council contractor previously at the centre of a residential care abuse scandal has continued t...

PEOPLE

Herefordshire DCS leaves in wake of critical Ofsted

By Martin Ford | 28 March 2024

Herefordshire CC’s director for children’s services has left the authority following criticism of...

SOCIAL CARE

Ofsted rates Havering's children's services inadequate

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2024

Havering LBC’s children’s services have been rated inadequate by Government regulator Ofsted afte...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

SEND soars ahead in Herts

By Hero Slinn | 05 February 2024

Hertfordshire CC’s system-wide approach has made SEND everyone’s business, writes Hero Slinn.

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