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In response to the serious risk of harm to children, Ofsted, CQC and HMI Prisons have issued an urgent notification about Oakhill STC to the Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector sets out the intention to invoke the urgent notification process for Oakhill Secure Training Centre, along with findings from recent visits.
From today (Friday 4 April), Ofsted is making some important changes to the way children’s social care providers are inspected, aimed at improving support for children with complex needs.
Ofsted has today published a thematic review looking at how adoption services provided by regional adoption agencies (RAAs) contribute to good outcomes for children and families.
Ofsted has today published guidance for inspecting providers of supported accommodation and the outcome of the consultation.
Ofsted's National Director, Regulation and Social Care, provides analysis of evidence around workforce sufficiency in residential special schools as part of a national review.
A new report looks at the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's social care.
The consultation asks for views on a proposed new judgement on the experiences and progress of care leavers.
Ofsted has today published a new strategy for the next 5 years (2022 to 2027).
A report published following the joint inspectorate's JTAI in Solihull.
More places in children’s homes for vulnerable young people along with mandatory national standards and new Ofsted accountability to end unregulated accommodation.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Chief Inspector’s Annual Report says that nearly all children and learners have been affected by the pandemic, with long-term consequences unknown.
Vulnerable children face frequent violence and excessive use of force at Oakhill Secure Training Centre, while living conditions are ‘dilapidated’, Ofsted, HMI Prisons and the CQC find.
Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre has been downgraded to inadequate by inspectors, the lowest possible rating.
Ofsted’s return to inspection in 2021 will happen in phases, with no graded inspections for education or social care providers planned before the summer term.
Ofsted has published the first reports on how schools and children’s homes are addressing the needs of children at this time.
Amanda Spielman discusses what we found in our first visits to education and children’s social care providers during September.
Ofsted will begin visits to local authorities and children's social care providers from September 2020.
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.
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