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The changing picture in the children’s homes sector
Jason Bradbury, Ofsted's Deputy Director, Data and Insight, on children's homes and the picture painted by the latest annual data.
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Growing up neglected
Yvette Stanley on how signs of neglect are harder to spot in older children than in younger ones.
Joint Targeted Area Inspections: Supporting better multi-agency working?
Yvette Stanley blogs on the Joint Targeted Area Inspection (JTAI) programme which began over two years ago.
Children need stability in all areas of their lives
Yvette Stanley blogs about the findings of the Children’s Commissioner’s second Stability Index.
Permanence for children in care
Yvette Stanley marks Foster Care Fortnight.
How do we achieve outstanding help and protection?
Yvette Stanley blogs about the new system of social care inspection, ILACS.
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.