The Ofsted Interview
Children's services leaders share the results of their Ofsted inspection and discuss what's going well and what's left to do.
Episodes
The council was praised by Ofsted for the “effective interventions” that children who are assessed as being at risk from domestic abuse receive, the increased use made of “purposeful individual work” by social workers, and the sensitivity applied to th...
The council was praised by Ofsted for taking swift action after a restructure in spring 2017 had been shown to a have a negative impact on the delivery of services to children and families.
“These weaknesse...
Leeds council: ‘Social work is about relationships. If it’s not about that, it’s not about anything’
The council was praised by Ofsted particularly for its commitment to investment in children’s services, including the development of what the regulator termed “innovative” initiatives, its well-established partnership arrangements and its “highly motivated” and “loyal” wo...
Ofsted praised the 'significant' improvements made at the service since its previous inspection, with a particular nod to developments in services for children in care and care leavers, and improvements to i...
The council was praised by Ofsted for its management of out of area placements, its work within gang intervention as an emerging challenge and its investment in its workforce, resulting in low agency staffing levels and manageable caseloads.
Lincoln explains h...
Ofsted highlighted the council's 'outstanding' services for children in care and care leavers, the supportive and caring culture within the council's children's services and the significant strengthening of performance management.
Jenkins descr...
The council was praised for its good quality assessments, its approach to permanence and “excellent” workforce stability enabling children to “benefit from being able to develop consistent relationships with social workers”.
Dickinson explains how the service h...
The council was praised by Ofsted for its high-quality partnership working, particularly in its now established multi-disciplinary family safeguarding teams, the use of “top quality” performance management information, and the “wise” investment in its workforce.
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The council was praised by Ofsted for its “timely and effective” front door service and the “highly aspirational” s...
The council was praised by Ofsted for the “considerable” progress senior leaders have made in “developing an environment where good social work can flourish”. Ofsted saw that “practice improvements were most evident” in a...
The council was praised by Ofsted particularly for its “impressive” quality assurance and its learning and development environment. Jeffery explains how the service implemented these measures, including how it ensures a strong supportive learning environment f...
North Yorkshire council: 'Workers need reasonable caseloads. It's not rocket or social work science'
The council is the first to receive an across-the-board 'outstanding' rating under the new Ofsted inspection framework. Carlton explains some of the keys to this success, including no longer using agency staff, having a clear practice model and making sure social workers have reasonable caseloa...
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