Collection

Ofsted social care survey reports

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 15 May 2015
• Last updated: 12 February 2016, see all updates

Ofsted survey and thematic reports for social care.

Ofsted carries out an annual programme of survey reports alongside its main inspection programme of providers.

The survey programme serves a range of purposes. Depending on the subject chosen, a survey provides an opportunity to focus on specific issues in greater detail than is possible during an institutional inspection. Alternatively, it may explore an aspect that falls outside the current inspection framework, or may sample provision in areas of our remit not currently subject to an inspection programme.

In surveys Ofsted can examine relationships between institutions and between providers and other agencies. Ofsted can evaluate the impact on providers and learners of recent policy developments.

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Documents

1. Joint inspections of child sexual exploitation and missing children: February to August 2016

   • 13 June 2017
   • Research and analysis

2. Children in need and child protection: quality of early help and social work assessments

   • 4 August 2015
   • Research and analysis

3. Sexual exploitation of children: Ofsted thematic report

   • 17 March 2015
   • Research and analysis

4. Early help services: how well are they meeting children's needs?

   • 10 March 2015
   • Research and analysis

5. Effective leadership of children’s services: joining the dots

   • 10 March 2015
   • Research and analysis

6. Looked after children living away from their home area: from a distance

   • 8 April 2014
   • Research and analysis

7. Professional responses to neglect: in the child’s time

   • 26 March 2014
   • Research and analysis

8. Private fostering: better understanding of local authority arrangements

   • 24 January 2014
   • Research and analysis

9. Independent reviewing officers: taking up the challenge?

   • 7 June 2013
   • Research and analysis

10. Joint working between adult and children’s services: what about the children?

    • 25 March 2013
    • Research and analysis

11. Missing children

    • 8 February 2013
    • Research and analysis

12. Services for deaf children: communication is the key

    • 17 October 2012
    • Research and analysis

13. The impact of virtual schools on the education of looked after children

    • 11 October 2012
    • Research and analysis

14. Protecting disabled children: thematic inspection

    • 22 August 2012
    • Research and analysis

15. Exploring delays in adoption: right on time

    • 2 April 2012
    • Research and analysis

16. Support for social workers

    • 1 February 2012
    • Research and analysis

17. How services prevent young people entering care: edging away from care

    • 26 October 2011
    • Research and analysis

18. Learning lessons from serious case reviews

    • 26 October 2011
    • Research and analysis

19. Good practice by local safeguarding children boards

    • 15 September 2011
    • Research and analysis

20. Commissioning young people’s services: evaluation of approaches

    • 9 August 2011
    • Research and analysis

21. Listening to children in serious case reviews

    • 13 April 2011
    • Research and analysis

22. Outstanding children’s homes

    • 2 March 2011
    • Research and analysis

Document information

Published: 15 May 2015

Updated: 12 February 2016

+ full page history

1. 12 February 2016 Added a link to survey inviting feedback on publications.
2. 15 May 2015 First published.

From: Ofsted