Children and families services
 In 2010/11 Ofsted carried out more than 2,350 inspections of providers of children and families services. The video below focuses on the key findings from these in the Annual Report.
This month, you can also find out about our work to champion children's rights and read the diary entries of children and young people in care, as they describe their day-to-day routine in their own words.
News
In this video, John Goldup, Ofsted's National Director, Development and Strategy, introduces social care highlights from the Annual Report - The Report reveals that overall, the quality of services for children and families continues to improve in children’s homes, in adoption and fostering and in local authorities. However, one in five of the local authorities inspected this year are failing to protect children in their area adequately from risk of harm. It is not differences in resources, deprivation, demand, or size of authority that make the difference between a good authority and an inadequate authority. The differences are about leadership and management, the strength of partnership working, and whether child protection sits within a well-coordinated network of other services, especially early intervention services.
The children's social care and children's services assessments sections from the Annual Report 2010/11 are on the Ofsted website.
Universal Children’s Day - With many countries celebrating Universal Children’s Day on 20 November, Ofsted explains how the Children's Rights Director for England, Dr Roger Morgan, is ensuring that some of our most vulnerable children and young people are being given a voice.
Personal diary entries of children about care, support and life away from home - The Children’s Rights Director published the 100 days in care report on 15 November. It documents 100 personal diary entries about children’s experience of being in care, leaving care, and living in boarding schools or residential special schools.
The majority of local authorities are providing good services for local children and young people - Ofsted has published the outcomes of the 2011 annual children’s services assessments for local authorities across England. It shows that the majority of authorities are providing good or better children’s services, with 28 authorities providing excellent services for children in their area, eight more than last year.
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This section covers news from all the sectors we inspect and regulate.
In 2010/11 Ofsted carried out more than 6,000 inspections of schools. The video below focuses on the key findings from these in the Annual Report.
In 2010/11 Ofsted carried out more than 371 inspections of learning and skills provision. The video below focuses on the key findings from these in the Annual Report.
In 2010/11 Ofsted carried out more than 21,000 inspections of childcare and early education providers. The video below focuses on the key findings from these in the Annual Report.
