Pace of change at South Gloucestershire is “too slow”
The pace of improvement at South Gloucestershire is too slow, Ofsted has warned.
In the second monitoring visit since the authority was rated inadequate in February 2017, inspectors said children in South Gloucestershire continue to experience systemic delays in receiving the help that they need. Risk to children continues not to be consistently identified or addressed [...]
Barnet is continuing to progress, says Ofsted
Senior leaders and managers are appropriately focused at Barnet to improve and embed good quality social work practice, Ofsted has found.
In a second monitoring visit since the authority was judged inadequate in July 2017, inspectors said the local authority is continuing to progress and consolidate recent improvements to services for children and young people [...]
Strong focus on achieving permanence for children in Leeds
There is evidence of a strong focus on achieving permanence for children and young people at Leeds, according to Ofsted.
The focused visit to Leeds children’s services found that most children are being cared for in stable family placements that meet their needs.
“Social workers know the children well. Practice is child-centred. Social work assessments reflect [...]
Worcestershire has made progress but more work required
Worcestershire children’s services continue to require much work to be of a good standard, but progress has been made, Ofsted inspectors have found.
During the third monitoring visit of Worcestershire which focused on the areas of help and protection, inspectors found significant financial investment means that senior leaders are able to implement change, from a [...]
Ofsted: MASH work has improved at Coventry
Steady progress is being made at Coventry, according to Ofsted inspectors.
A focused visit to Coventry Councils children’s services which concentrated on the local authority’s arrangements for contacts and referrals in the multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH) and thresholds for children in need and child protection, found the quality of work in the MASH has improved since [...]
Regulation reforms may ‘breach social workers’ human rights’
The government’s proposals to reform the regulation of social work have been met with “deep concern” by Nagalro.
The Professional Association for Children's Guardians, Family Court Advisers and Independent Social Workers believes that the proposals do not comply with the requirements of the Human Rights Act.
Draft regulations, published by the Department for Education, suggests that social [...]
