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Why your registration application may be taking longer than usual

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Why your registration application may be taking longer than usual

We want to address some concerns in the sector about registrations for children’s homes and supported accommodation taking longer than normal. First, I want to thank you for applying to register (whether you already have or are intending to) and …

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The Care Review – a rare, not to be missed opportunity

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 11 March 2021 - Categories: care experienced, Care Review, children looked after, early intervention
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Our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, Yvette Stanley, discusses the Independent Care Review and considers the burning issues faced by Josh MacAlister and his team.

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The education of children in children’s homes

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 17 February 2021 - Categories: children looked after, children's homes, education
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Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, discusses new data on where children in children’s homes are educated.

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Ofsted ratings and ‘hard to place’ children

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 27 January 2021 - Categories: children looked after, children's homes
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Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, discusses how the best providers support ‘hard to place’ children and children admitted in emergencies.

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An unusual Christmas

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 21 December 2020 - Categories: care experienced, children looked after, children's homes, fostering, kinship care, local authorities
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Our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, Yvette Stanley, on Christmas in care and a challenging year.

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An extraordinary year: Ofsted's Annual Report

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 11 December 2020 - Categories: children looked after, children's homes, children's services, fostering, local authorities, partnership working
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Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, discusses our Annual Report for 2019/20.

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This week, let’s stop and think of care leavers

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 28 October 2020 - Categories: care experienced, children looked after
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Yvette Stanley, Ofsted’s National Director for Regulation and Social Care, reflects on National Care Leavers Week.

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Our regulatory work during lockdown

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 1 October 2020 - Categories: children looked after, children's homes, fostering, social care regulation
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Our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, Yvette Stanley, discusses our children’s social care regulatory work during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions.

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Children's social care visits: what to expect

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 20 August 2020 - Categories: children's homes, children's services, safeguarding, social care professionals
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Yvette Stanley, National Director for Regulation and Social Care, talks about our children's social care visits that will start this Autumn.

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Secure children’s homes – helping the most vulnerable children

Posted by: Shaun Common, Posted on: 9 June 2020 - Categories: children looked after, children's homes, secure estate
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Shaun Common, Ofsted’s Senior Officer for the Secure Estate, discusses the work of secure children’s homes.

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Foster Care Fortnight 2020 - extraordinary times need extraordinary people

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 12 May 2020 - Categories: children looked after, fostering, local authorities
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Yvette Stanley, National Director for Regulation and Social Care, on the invaluable work of foster carers.

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