DCS delivers improvement at Swindon
The determined and well-focused leadership of the director of children’s services at Swindon has delivered significant improvement in children’s services, Ofsted has said.
The DCS and his leadership team have taken swift and decisive action to improve services for children and young people in Swindon, the children's inspection reported. Following the inspection of 2014, services [...]
Deterioration in services for children in need in York
There has been a deterioration in the quality of services for children in need of help and protection at York since the last inspection of children’s services in 2016, Ofsted has said.
Recently appointed senior managers understand the extent of the deterioration and have put in place processes to address this and a trajectory for change [...]
Social workers in school pilot shows promise
Following pilot projects in Lambeth, Stockport and Southampton, a report of its findings said there were "early signs of improving" inter-agency working.
Chris [...]
Ofsted notes improvement at Kirklees
Strong and resilient senior leadership has underpinned improvement in practice at Kirklees from a considerably low base since the last inspection of children's services in 2016 where Ofsted rated the authority as inadequate.
The pace of change was slow initially due in part to a lack of stable and effective senior management. However, in June 2017, [...]
Pace of improvement at Croydon is accelerating
Children and young people in Croydon are beginning to receive a better quality of service, and the pace of improvement is accelerating, according to Ofsted.
The sixth monitoring visit since the local authority was judged inadequate in September 2017 found the leadership provided by the executive director and the director of early help and children’s social [...]
Concerns raised over SGOs made to people with no pre-existing relationship
Concerns have been raised about whether Special Guardianship Orders are being made in the best interests of both children and their carers.
A report commissioned by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory said that relatives are often best placed to provide a secure, loving home for children who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to be [...]
