Ofsted

By Dan Peters | 29 November 2021

Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has commissioned a national review in the wake of Ofsted deregi...

Council pledges to support children after services rated 'inadequate'

By William Eichler | 29 November 2021

The leadership of North East Lincolnshire Council has pledged to protect and support young people...

LEGAL

Watchdog's concern over deprivation of liberty orders

By Martin Ford | 25 November 2021

Ofsted highlighted a ‘huge rise’ in the use of deprivation of liberty orders by councils.

OFSTED

Slough accepts damning SEND report

By Martin Ford | 17 November 2021

Watchdogs have demanded action from Slough Council to address ‘significant areas of weakness’ in ...

WHITEHALL

Watchdog calls for mandatory transfer scheme

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2021

Ofsted has joined calls for councils to be required to take in unaccompanied asylum-seeking child...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Putting it right

By Ann McGauran | 05 October 2021

What does the future hold for children’s social care and what are the priorities for reform? Ann ...

TRANSFORMATION

Transforming services through COVID

By Jim Leivers | 29 September 2021

Keeping children’s services going through a pandemic was hard enough, but St Helens MBC has embar...

SOCIAL CARE

Making the leap

By Patrick Meila | 14 September 2021

Patrick Melia explains Sunderland City Council’s drive and determination in taking its children’s...

OFSTED

Voyage for improvement

14 September 2021

Blackpool Council’s new model of practice is shifting service culture away from a focus on proces...

HEALTH

Helping care leavers thrive

By Jon Rouse | 10 September 2021

Jon Rouse highlights Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s progress in supporting care leavers. Getting t...

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