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Ofsted: Three-quarters of children's services departments 'not good enough'

Monday, March 9, 2015

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Less than a quarter of local authority children's departments inspected by Ofsted last year were found to be providing effective social care services.

Ofsted tells children's services department to improve

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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

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A children's services department has been told to improve its work following an inspection by Ofsted.

Senior Ofsted figure quits

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Friday, June 26, 2015

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Ofsted's interim head of social care is leaving her post to become a director of children's services, it has been announced.

Ofsted warns children's services departments of ‘inadequate' factors

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Friday, November 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted has taken steps to warn children's services departments of common weaknesses they must address to avoid being rated "inadequate" when they are visited by inspectors.

Inspectors praise 'outstanding' children's services leadership in Islington

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Friday, July 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted inspectors have praised the "highly ambitious" leadership of children's services at the London Borough of Islington in ensuring its most vulnerable children are well supported.

Council rated inadequate by Ofsted for 'unsafe practice'

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

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A council that was found to have left vulnerable children at risk of harm has had its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Ofsted praises council for ‘outstanding' work on adoption and leadership

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Friday, February 19, 2016

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A council has been praised by Ofsted for its work on adoption and the way its children's services department is managed, with both areas being rated as "outstanding".

Ofsted moves to ease children's services inspection burden

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

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Ofsted will spend fewer days "on site" during inspections of local authority children's services as part of efforts to ease the impact of the process, CYP Now has learned.

Ofsted brands council 'inadequate' over CSE failures

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

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Surrey has become the fourth authority in the space of a month to have its children's services rated "inadequate" by Ofsted after inspectors flagged up serious concerns about how it deals with child sexual exploitation (CSE).

Ofsted rules out social care inspector purge

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

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Ofsted has ruled out the mass departure of social care inspectors, days after ditching 1,200 education inspectors for not being good enough.

Only a quarter of councils rated 'good' in Ofsted inspections

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Three-quarters of English children's services departments assessed under Ofsted's single inspection framework (SIF) have been given the two lowest ratings, latest data reveals.