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92 results that are All research and statistics, sorted by Updated (newest)
  • Social care common inspection framework: implementation review

    An overview of Ofsted’s work to review the implementation of the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Ofsted social care research
    • Organisation: Ofsted
    • Updated:
  • Social care questionnaires 2018: what children and young people told Ofsted

    Ofsted uses questionnaires to capture views about social care settings, including children’s homes, boarding schools and living with foster carers and adopters.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Social care questionnaires: what children and young people told Ofsted
    • Organisation: Ofsted
    • Updated:
  • Children looked after in England including adoption: 2017 to 2018

    Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2017 to 2018.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: looked-after children
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Improving outcomes of children in need: literature review

    A summary of evidence from literature reviews on effective interventions to improve the educational outcomes of children in need.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Children in Care in Northern Ireland 2016/17

    This bulletin presents the latest figures on looked after children in Northern Ireland.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Foster care in England

    Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers's independent review of the fostering system in England with recommendations to the government about improving foster care.

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2018

    Statistics on approved placements by type, gender, age and length of stay.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: secure children’s homes
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Social care questionnaires 2017: what children and young people told Ofsted

    Experiences of children’s homes and foster carers.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Social care questionnaires: what children and young people told Ofsted
    • Organisation: Ofsted
    • Updated:
  • Outcomes for children looked after by LAs: 31 March 2017

    A range of outcome measures at national and local authority level for children looked after continuously for at least 12 months.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: looked-after children
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Children’s homes research: the impact of standards on staff

    Research into the qualifications, skills and training required to meet the needs of young people living in children's homes.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017

    Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2016 to 2017.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: looked-after children
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Children’s services in England: repeat referrals

    Report on children being referred to children’s services more than once.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Safe families for children

    An evaluation of the effects of the safe families programme on child outcomes.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • New Orleans intervention model: early implementation

    Research into the effectiveness of the project at providing support to families of in foster care up to the age of 5.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • 'No Wrong Door' innovation programme: evaluation

    A report on the programme's effect on improving support for young people who are in care or on the edge of care.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Compass service evaluation

    This evaluation examines whether, and how, the Compass service was effective at improving young people’s wellbeing.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Children in need: Project Crewe

    Report on Project Crewe, which looked at ways of providing more intensive support to children in need (CIN) of social care early on.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Belhaven residential care project

    An evaluation of the Belhaven residential care project, which provides mental health treatment to children in care.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2017

    Statistics on approved placements by type, gender, age and length of stay.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: secure children’s homes
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Outcomes for children looked after by LAs: 31 March 2016

    Outcome measures at national and local authority (LA) level in England for children continuously looked after for at least 12 months.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: looked-after children
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated: