Wakefield strengthens front door activity
Wakefield children's services has undertaken significant activity to strengthen the front door and build a sustainable framework to support social work practice, Ofsted has said.
In the second monitoring visit since the local authority was judged inadequate in all areas in the SIF in July 2018, inspectors found that despite this, the impact of planned actions [...]
Ofsted rates Gateshead 'good'
Children and families in Gateshead receive a good-quality service with good practice within most areas of the service, which has a demonstrably positive impact on improving children and family’s circumstances, according to Ofsted.
There are well-established multiagency partnerships, thresholds are well understood and applied, ensuring that families receive the right help in a timely way and [...]
Hampshire is outstanding, says Ofsted
Hampshire children's services have been rated as outstanding by Ofsted.
The inspection of children's services found that since the last full inspection in 2014, the director and his leadership team have resolutely focused on continuing to improve the help, care and protection provided to children.
"Social workers are highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children, engaging [...]
Strong political support for children's services at Wandsworth
There continues to be strong political and corporate support for children’s services at Wandsworth, Ofsted has reported.
This includes ongoing investment, including increased capacity at senior manager level, increased numbers of social workers in the referral and assessment service and plans for additional early help staff, a focused visit of the authority found.
"The recruitment of a [...]
Ofsted rates Lincolnshire as outstanding
Services for children and families in Lincolnshire are outstanding, Ofsted has said, demonstrating the progress that leaders have made since the previous inspection in 2014, when the service was judged good overall.
Leaders have responded well to the findings of a focused visit and have implemented a new quality assurance framework which has delivered improvements to [...]
Redbridge children's services are 'outstanding'
Children’s services in Redbridge have been judged to be outstanding after the appointment of the current director of children’s services in October 2016 led to the further strengthening of services following the previous inspection in 2016, when services were judged to be good.
The children's services inspection of the local authority found that the DCS is [...]
