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Ofsted’s thematic review of regional adoption agencies (RAA)
Executive summary Ofsted carried out this thematic inspection between…
A rapid review of evidence that provides insight into what constitutes a positive experience and a good life for children in supported accommodation.
Introduction We carried out this rapid review of evidence between August…
A report on what ‘complex needs’ means to local authority and children’s home staff and how they support children with these needs.
Executive summary Last year, we published a report about how local…
This document is an accessible version of the surveys sent to local…
Social care data to accompany the Ofsted Annual Report 2022/23.
This report examines the multi-agency response to children and families who need help, using information from 5 inspections of local authority areas.
What children and young people have told us about their experiences of living in social care settings, including children’s homes, boarding schools, living with foster carers and staying at residential special schools.
Inspection data and information about the providers and places of children’s social care in England as well as inspections and inspection outcomes.
What children and young people have told us about their experiences of living in children’s homes or with foster carers and staying at residential special schools or boarding schools.
Social care data to accompany the Ofsted Annual Report 2021/22
A report on how local authorities plan for sufficiency of accommodation that meets the needs of children in care and care leavers
A briefing on the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s social care.
A report about children's homes, the services that they offer and the needs that they say they are aiming to meet.
A report on why children go into children’s homes and how well matched they are.
This scoping study looks at early help and local multi-agency responsiveness to meeting the needs of children, young people and their families.
Findings from a survey of children in care and care leavers on the planning and preparation that happens before leaving care.
Social care data to accompany the Ofsted Annual Report 2020/21.
Local authority inspection data and children's homes inspection data covering the period up until 31 August 2021
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.
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