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Serious and widespread failings at Rainsbrook secure training centre have put children and staff at risk of harm, Ofsted, HMI Prisons and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) find.
Ofsted’s annual survey captures the views of children and adults about children’s social care settings.
Ofsted publishes research review on geography
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Ofsted has published the fifth in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. The latest review looks at geography education.
Long-standing problems in the system of care for children and young people with SEND have been made even worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from Ofsted has found.
Ofsted: culture change needed to tackle 'normalised’ sexual harassment in schools and colleges
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Sexual harassment, including online sexual abuse, has become ‘normalised’ for children and young people, a review from Ofsted has found.
Ofsted guidance and information relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) for schools, early years, children’s social care and further education and skills providers.
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