CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Croydon children's services 'good' rating is a strong foundation
By Debbie Jones | 04 December 2024
Croydon’s ‘good’ Ofsted rating for children’s services is no mean achievement as it aims at being the most cost effective and efficient council in London, says Debbie Jones.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
500% rise in unregistered and illegal home use
By Dan Peters | 27 November 2024
The number of vulnerable children in care placed in unregistered and illegal homes has shot up by...
OFLOG
Rethinking Oflog
By Jon Rowney | 26 September 2024
An opportunity exists to rethink what a sustainable and purpose-led assurance framework for local...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Prediction of recruitment boost from scrapping of one-word judgements
By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024
Getting rid of single-word Ofsted judgements for social services could help bring in and retain p...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council issued SEND improvement notice for 'widespread failings'
By Martin Ford | 28 August 2024
An improvement notice has been issued to Suffolk CC’s services for children with special educatio...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Cheshire East served with improvement notice
By Martin Ford | 13 August 2024
The Government has issued an improvement notice to Cheshire East Council’s children’s services.
BUSINESS
Struggles continue for scandal-hit council contractor
By Mark Conrad | 16 April 2024
A council contractor previously at the centre of a residential care abuse scandal has continued t...
PEOPLE
Herefordshire DCS leaves in wake of critical Ofsted
By Martin Ford | 28 March 2024
Herefordshire CC’s director for children’s services has left the authority following criticism of...
SOCIAL CARE
Ofsted rates Havering's children's services inadequate
By Dan Peters | 16 February 2024
Havering LBC’s children’s services have been rated inadequate by Government regulator Ofsted afte...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
SEND soars ahead in Herts
By Hero Slinn | 05 February 2024
Hertfordshire CC’s system-wide approach has made SEND everyone’s business, writes Hero Slinn.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Barnsley's Hub: where children's social work flourishes
By Carly Speechley | 19 December 2023
Barnsley MBC’s Practice Development Hub is supporting staff across the Children’s Services workfo...
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