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Statutory direction issued to Devon County Council due to poor performance in children's social care services.
We have closed the Ofsted Online site today as replacement web pages are now fully operational.
Amanda Spielman discusses our planned work in education and social care, as schools and colleges prepare to re-open for all pupils.
Ofsted will start visiting schools and colleges after the summer holidays to see how they are getting back up to speed, after being closed to most pupils and learners for so long.
A revised statutory direction issued to Northamptonshire County Council due to continued poor performance in children's social care services.
A statutory direction issued to Middlesbrough Council due to poor performance in children's social care services.
The storage time will be extended by 2 years so that those undergoing fertility treatment during the coronavirus outbreak have more time to continue treatment.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Extra support to keep children at risk of neglect or abuse safe during the Coronavirus outbreak
The government has today (Thursday 23 April) published new advice to help people, particularly children, stay safe online during the coronavirus outbreak.
How much funding local authorities are getting for the National Assessment and Accreditation System.
Up to £8 million in funding for adoptive families to meet needs arising from coronavirus outbreak
The Secretary of State has allowed Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector to temporarily suspend all routine inspections of schools, further education, early years and social care providers.
A revised statutory direction to Croydon Council reflecting a new intensive peer-support arrangement with Camden Council.
A statutory direction issued to Stoke-on-Trent City Council due to inadequate performance in children's social care services.
A statutory direction issued to Stoke-on-Trent city council due to poor performance in children's social care services.
The British Embassy organised an all-female panel of leaders to discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by women in the workplace.
HM Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman speaks at the ResearchEd event.
A revised statutory direction to Surrey County Council due to inadequate performance in children’s social care services.
A new report by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel calls for improvements to the safeguarding system.
Yvette Stanley shares what a sample of consistently good and outstanding children’s homes do to maintain their success.
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