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Survey on the effectiveness of written agreements
Community Care is asking for views on the written agreements that are a common part of social work practice. It comes after Ofsted inspection...
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Child neglect to be examined in new joint inspections
A new series of joint inspections will examine how local partner agencies are working together to protect children living with, or at risk of, neglect...
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Social work self-evaluations to be shared with Ofsted
Ofsted has announced that it will pilot a scheme in which councils send them audits of frontline social work practice, under a new inspection regime. ...
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Number of SCRs drops to three-year low
Ofsted’s analysis of its data about child deaths and serious harm has revealed an almost 20% drop in the number of serious case reviews (SCRs) carri...
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Ofsted highlights police failings in child protection
The head of Ofsted, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has warned that failings by police forces in England could lead to further cases of organised child abuse. In...
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Victim-blaming language still being used in child sexual exploitation cases
Officials are still using victim-blaming language when dealing with child sexual exploitation cases, according to Ofsted. Time to listen - a joine...
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Increase in children in need of help or protection
The National Audit Office has published a report looking at progress in improving the system to help and protect children. It found that the demand fo...
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Ofsted: School Inspection Update
Ofsted have published an update about inspections. Elements that refer to safeguarding are: creating a culture and ethos of healthy eating; and the co...
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