Staff turnover impedes progress at Reading
The ongoing high turnover of social work staff at all levels of Reading children’s services continues to impede progress in improving the quality of services, Ofsted has warned. In the…
Special report: Children as young as seven exploited for county lines
The issue of county lines is a systemic problem, not a fringe issue, report warns. Children as young as seven and eight years old are being exploited for county line…
Tower Hamlets goes from inadequate to good in two years
Tower Hamlets children’s services has turned itself around from inadequate in 2017 to good in the latest inspection of the children’s services. Ofsted said Tower Hamlets has “substantially improved” children’s…
Ofsted launches series of joint inspections around children’s mental health
A series of joint inspections focusing on children’s mental health has been launched by Ofsted. The inspectorate has published guidance for inspectors for the new series of inspections, which will…
Significant improvements at Wiltshire
There have been significant improvements at Wiltshire since the last inspection in 2015, when all areas of the service required improvement to be good. Ofsted has now rated the authority’s…
Inquiry into children’s workforce launched
An inquiry into children’s social care workforce has been launched by the Education Committee. The committee of MPs, chaired by Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, will examine what is needed…
Care applications continue to fall
The number of care applications continues to fall, the latest statistics have revealed. There were 1,021 care applications in June 2019 – a fall of 55 per cent from June…
£9.3 million mental health training scheme launched
Every school and college will be offered mental health training through a series of workshops as part of a £9.3 million scheme led by the Anna Freud Centre. As part…
Police called to children’s homes 23,000 times in a year
The police were called to children’s homes in England and Wales almost 23,000 times in 2018 leading a penal reform charity to raise concerns over children in care being criminalised….
Ofsted notes slow progress at Tameside
Progress had been slow at Tameside since the last inspection in 2016, when services for children were judged to be inadequate, Ofsted has said. However, the inspection of children’s services…
