children's services
In January, we published a new research report on children with complex needs in children’s homes. The report was based on a national survey of local authorities and children’s home providers across England to help us understand the extent of …
The Department for Education (DfE) has published several documents as part of the children’s social care reforms: The National Framework and Children’s Social Care (CSC) dashboard Working Together to Safeguard Children (‘Working Together’) The kinship strategy A data and digital …
Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Social Care, discusses our proposal to inspect the experiences and progress of care leavers. In June we announced proposals to introduce a separate judgement about the experiences and progress of care leavers in our …
Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Social Care, celebrates foster carers’ invaluable contribution to the lives of the children they care for. This Foster Care Fortnight, as ever, we take our collective hats off to all foster carers, for the …
Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, discusses our Annual Report for 2019/20.
Yvette Stanley, National Director for Regulation and Social Care, talks about our children's social care visits that will start this Autumn.
Marking World Social Work Day, Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Social Care, talks about the importance of great leadership in children's social care.
Yvette Stanley, Ofsted’s National Director for Social Care, discusses our latest Annual Report.
Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Social Care, discusses our ILACS implementation review.
Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Social Care, discusses the important role of adult mental health services as part of the multi-agency approach to helping and protecting children.