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The consultation contains proposals on new inspection arrangements for children’s homes and residential holiday schemes.
Ofsted has published two research reports looking at early years multiple providers and providers that own more than one children's home.
Vulnerable children face frequent violence and excessive use of force at Oakhill Secure Training Centre, while living conditions are ‘dilapidated’, Ofsted, HMI Prisons and the CQC find.
Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre has been downgraded to inadequate by inspectors, the lowest possible rating.
£24 million regional fund for children's social care, including funding to support unaccompanied minors
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Vicky Ford addresses the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) annual conference
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.
Ofsted has published the first reports on how schools and children’s homes are addressing the needs of children at this time.
Amanda Spielman discusses what we found in our first visits to education and children’s social care providers during September.
Ofsted will begin visits to local authorities and children's social care providers from September 2020.
Ofsted has published statistics on private and voluntary providers of children’s homes and independent fostering agencies (IFAs).
We have closed the Ofsted Online site today as replacement web pages are now fully operational.
Amanda Spielman discusses our planned work in education and social care, as schools and colleges prepare to re-open for all pupils.
Ofsted will start visiting schools and colleges after the summer holidays to see how they are getting back up to speed, after being closed to most pupils and learners for so long.
Ofsted has sent surveys to social care providers to find out about the experiences of the children, parents, staff and professionals involved.
Ofsted has published guidance for inspectors for new series of joint inspections focusing on children’s mental health.
Communities Secretary confirms new local authorities will be created to improve the delivery of services.
Ofsted will be operating a limited period of pre-election silence for local elections. As a result we will delay publication of some inspection reports until after 3 May 2019.
Ofsted has published a new joint inspection framework for secure training centres (STCs) that promises to focus even more closely on those are judged inadequate.
Yvette Stanley reflects on the success factors in different models of practice that local authorities use when working with children and families.
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