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Yvette Stanley blogs about the new system of social care inspection, ILACS.
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Yvette Stanley: My focus as National Director for Social Care
I’m delighted to have this opportunity to communicate with you in my new role as Ofsted’s National Director for Social Care. With week 1 under my belt, I’d like to talk a bit about what matters most to me and what my focus will be, moving forward.
Fostering in England - what’s the latest picture?
Today we published our annual fostering data: ‘Fostering in England – 2016-17’. As ever, we are grateful to all the agencies and local authorities for the time they have taken to collect and share their data with us.
A preferred model of practice?
This week I went to the National Learning Conference, part of the Government’s Social Work Innovation Programme - a great event to be part of.
Effective written agreements
In September 2017, Ofsted, along with fellow inspectorates for health, police and probation, published a joint report about domestic abuse.
Social care - an improving picture
At Ofsted, we have been clear about what needs to improve in local authority children’s services departments.
A new inspection system
What will ILACS mean for local authority children’s services? Well first and foremost, I believe this is a step forward for inspection that will make a genuine and positive impact on children’s lives.
Care leavers – front and centre in new inspections
It’s National Care Leavers week (25 October – 03 November), a great campaign that quite rightly focuses the attention of professionals and politicians on this important group of young people.
Process still matters in social work – but not as much as outcomes
Back in 2010 Professor Eileen Munro said that social workers have one of the most difficult jobs in the world.
We need to talk about domestic abuse
Let's talk some numbers. Domestic abuse claims the lives of 2 women a week. There are an estimated 6.5 million adults who have suffered domestic abuse. And police in England recorded 421,000 domestic abuse crimes last year.