CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ofsted chief counters 'smash and grab' claims

By Sam Clayden | 04 July 2017

Ofsted’s chief inspector has defended the watchdog’s approach and the impact of negative judgemen...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Power for good in an uncertain world

By Sam Clayden | 04 July 2017

Six months into her term as Ofsted’s chief inspector, Amanda Spielman speaks about the watchdog’s...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ofsted criticises Reading for slow improvement

By Mark Conrad | 30 June 2017

Reading BC is failing to improve its services to children and young people quickly enough, inspec...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A matter of trust

By Sam Clayden | 14 June 2017

Steve Crocker and Chris Whitehouse explain how the Isle of Wight, through its partnership with ne...

WHITEHALL

Time for some new school thinking?

By Dan Peters | 14 June 2017

At a recent The MJ round table, council chief executives and senior managers met to discuss the r...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ofsted ratings need improvement

By Sam Clayden | 14 June 2017

A children’s services troubleshooter has questioned Ofsted’s rating system, claiming the ‘require...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Inadequate rating for Gloucestershire

By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 June 2017

Gloucestershire CC children’s services has been rated inadequate by Ofsted in a report that highl...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Gloucestershire leadership questioned in Ofsted report

By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 June 2017

Gloucestershire CC children’s services has been rated inadequate by Ofsted in a report that highl...

OFSTED

Education storm brewing

06 June 2017

Since Diary last wrote about cult film Sharknado back in 2013, there have been four more movies i...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Solid progress

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2017

Dave Hill talks about improvement in children’s services and his role as a commissioner in the Go...

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