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Edenred site opens for schools to purchase eGift cards for eligible families to use at their choice of supermarkets
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Wide-ranging, independent review to address poor outcomes for children in care as well as strengthening families to improve vulnerable children’s lives
Hundreds of NHS maternity and neonatal leaders in England will benefit from a new £500,000 maternity leadership programme.
From the end of January 2021, childminders, nurseries and all other childcare providers must use an online notification form to tell us about significant events.
Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), and Care Quality Commission (CQC) have issued an urgent notification for Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announces Dame Rachel de Souza as the next Children’s Commissioner for England
Dr Krish Kandiah appointed new Chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board
LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) helps finance a further 16 iPads for Gosforth Primary youngsters.
The paper, prompted by high profile cases of sexual grooming in towns like Rochdale and Rotherham, sets out academic evidence on characteristics of group-based offending.
Ofsted publishes the third and final set of reports looking at the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people.
Amanda Spielman discusses what we found in our November visits to education and children’s social care providers.
A new joint report shows that more children with mental health needs are getting the right support at the right time.
More than £4m to extend Covid response programmes supporting vulnerable families
Ofsted’s return to inspection in 2021 will happen in phases, with no graded inspections for education or social care providers planned before the summer term.
A new approach to inspecting early years providers will give good and outstanding providers more consistency while prioritising providers rated less than good.
Kemi Badenoch MP speaks to frontline clinicians and specialists from around the world on pre-eclampsia post COVID-19.
A new consultation has been launched on proposals to ban online adverts for foods high in fat, sugar and salt in the UK to tackle the obesity crisis and get the nation fit and healthy.
Amanda Spielman discusses what we found in our visits to education and children’s social care providers during October.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector gave a speech at the online National Children and Adult Services (NCAS) Conference.
New guidance for councils has been published to help ensure care leavers have the stable homes they need, and prevent them from becoming homeless.
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