Children looked after by Rotherham Borough Council who need permanence in their lives are receiving a strong service, Ofsted has said.
The inspectorate found evidence of progress since the last inspection in 2017, when services for children looked after were judged to require improvement in Rotherham.
"Effective strategic planning by senior leaders has significantly improved permanence planning [...]
A “systematic and rigorous approach to improvement” has turned children’s services around in Rotherham, Ofsted has concluded.
The last Ofsted inspection in 2014 identified widespread and serious failures for children in need of help and protection and children looked after. This came after an independent report into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham estimated that around [...]
Two men have been imprisoned for the child sexual exploitation of three girls in Rotherham.
Ben Chivers and Brett McLaughlan appeared at Sheffield Crown Court charged with child sexual offences in 2015. At the beginning of their trial on Wednesday 4 October, Chivers pleaded guilty to raping a 12-year-old, three counts of sexual activity with a [...]
Campaigner Rachel* talks to Children First editor Clare Jerrom about her experience of Child Sexual Exploitation and why she is campaigning to prevent other young people experiencing abuse.
*We are not publishing Rachel’s surname to protect her identity and that of her children.
“One night I was drinking in the flat surrounded by a group of [...]
The chief of Ofsted has slammed some police authorities for failing to take their child protection duties seriously.
Sir Michael Wilshaw, chief inspector of Ofsted, has written to his counterpart in the HMI Constabulary raising serious concerns about some police forces approach to child protection and safeguarding children.
Unless some police forces began to take their [...]
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