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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...
WHITEHALL
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 ...
WHITEHALL
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 ...
WHITEHALL
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,’...
WHITEHALL
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...
EDUCATION
Getting into a muddle over the nation's education
By Heather Jameson | 26 April 2016
With evidence proving council run schools perform better than academies, Heather Jameson says the...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Children at the heart of a restorative revolution
By Nigel Richardson | 26 April 2016
Nigel Richardson explains why Leeds City Council’s response to an Ofsted inspection ensured child...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
An inside perspective
By Martin Swales | 19 April 2016
After South Tyneside became the first local authority to be inspected under new joint targeted in...
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