Today we published updates to our inspection of local authority children’s services (ILACS) framework. These changes will apply to inspections and visits from 1 April 2026. Removing the overall effectiveness judgement We have carried out our commitment to removing the …
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Yvette Stanley, Ofsted's National Director for Social Care, discusses our new research into good decisions for looked after children.
Jason Bradbury, Deputy Director for Data and Insight, discusses incident notifications from social care providers regulated by Ofsted.
Our specialist advisor for residential care, Helen Humphreys, discusses the common features of good and outstanding residential special schools.
Yvette Stanley, Ofsted's National Director for Social Care, discusses the first year of our common inspection framework.
Matthew Brazier, Ofsted's specialist advisor for looked after children, discusses our latest fostering statistics and what they tell us about the sector.
Yvette Stanley discusses Ofsted's work over the last year, and looks ahead to 2019.
Yvette Stanley talks about forthcoming joint inspection themes, including mental health, early intervention, and older children in need of help and protection.
Yvette Stanley discusses Ofsted's most recent Annual Report, and the picture for children's social care.
Yvette Stanley discusses our learning from annual engagement meetings.