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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Children's services face further monitoring after damning Wilshaw letter

By Sam Clayden | 08 July 2016

Ofsted inspectors could be assigned to monitor local authorities where children are prone to extr...

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'Biggest reforms in a generation' for kids

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2016

The Government’s approach to intervening in failing services will be strengthened as part of the ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Officers could be identified under future Ofsted rules

By Sam Clayden | 28 June 2016

Poor performing local authority chief executives and their management teams could be named and sh...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Weak leadership to blame for children's services failure

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 June 2016

Vulnerable children are being let down by weak leadership in too many local authorities, inspecto...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Officers praised after children's services turnaround

By Sam Clayden | 27 June 2016

Ofsted has praised Cornwall Council's senior management team after a radical turnaround of its ch...

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Wilshaw: Poor will suffer under Whitehall's academy plans

By Sam Clayden | 23 June 2016

Schools could ‘wither on the vine’ under Whitehall’s plans to turn them all into academies – and ...

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Ofqual chair's move to Ofsted raises 'impartiality' questions

By Sam Clayden | 14 June 2016

Teachers' unions have blasted the appointment of Ofqual chair Amanda Spielman as the next Ofsted ...

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Trust option on the table for Sandwell

By William Eichler | 10 June 2016

Children’s social care services at Sandwell MBC could be transferred to a voluntary trust after t...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ofsted boss praises 'in touch leaders'

By Dan Peters | 07 June 2016

Areas with exceptional practice leaders in children’s social work ‘demonstrate what can be done,’...

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Ofsted chief's illegal schools warning

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2016

Ofsted’s chief inspector has called on local authorities to ‘show vigilance and share intelligenc...