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Ofsted: the latest news and insight on children’s social care performance plus ratings for every council

Welcome to our Ofsted page. Here you can get the latest news on children’s social care performance and inspections plus insights from directors and other leaders on what they have learned from having inspectors in, including through our Ofsted Interview podcast series. Also, find the latest ratings for your council or any other with our interactive map.

Latest news

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Council no longer at risk of losing children’s services after turnaround since ‘inadequate’ Ofsted verdict
Isolation of children moving into secure care caused anxiety and increased self-harm, finds Ofsted
Ofsted head praises quality of direct work under Covid but warns of pressures to come as referrals rise

View Ofsted council ratings in a full screen map

Podcasts and senior leader insights

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From ‘inadequate’ to ‘outstanding’: leaders bid farewell after taking authority from bottom to top
DCS hails progress of systemic practice model as bi-borough councils score top Ofsted ratings
What good social work case recording looks like and how existing practice can improve
Shifting the focus to the child: how one council went from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ in two years
Stable leadership, a clear practice model and empowered staff: how one council went from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’
‘Data is nothing about numbers and everything about individual children’
‘I didn’t want to put staff through a restructure without an evidence base’
‘I’m not that bothered about Ofsted. If you want to make a big improvement you’ve got to own it’
‘Good social work is predicated on having a manageable caseload’
‘For the period of time they’re with us, agency staff are our staff’
‘One of the challenges we face in social work is about how we use technology’
‘We needed to invest in systemic practice’
‘Children and families need consistency of social worker’
‘All our workers are leaders’
‘We weren’t just preparing for a one-off event’
‘In our next inspection, we’re aiming for outstanding’
Ofsted warns against ‘false economy’ of cuts to preventive services loading pressures onto social care
Training and performance management and their contribution to ‘good’
The journey to ‘outstanding’ revealed in the first Ofsted interview podcast
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