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This study looked at how well matched children in England are to their homes and the extent to which their participation, views, wishes and feelings are considered in the decision-making process. The study looked at a small group of children who have a very wide and diverse set of needs and who live in children’s homes that were visited by Ofsted inspectors in late 2019.
Background with rationale
The Scottish government collects data on Looked-after-children (LAC) from the 32 local authorities (LAs) in Scotland. Since 2008, the LAs have provided individual data on a yearly basis that covers every child who was looked after at any time during the year up to the Census date. These data have been linked to data on educational outcomes for these children. Cross-sectional analysis by the Scottish Government show that the educational outcomes for these children are much poorer than for other children in Scotland. This presentation will discuss methods to create…
Abstract
Although children residing in statutory out-of-home care and those adopted from care are more likely than not to have mental health difficulties requiring clinical intervention or support, their difficulties often remain undetected. Children’s agencies have a duty of care to identify those child clients who require therapeutic and other support services, without regard to the availability of such services. The present article proposes a first-stage mental health screening procedure (calibrated for high sensitivity) for children and adolescents (ages 4–17) in alternative care,…
“This evaluation schedule set out the areas that inspectors will make judgements on when they inspect children’s homes. It should be read alongside the framework for the inspection of children’s homes.”
Introduction:
This guidance sets out the judgements that inspectors will make and report on when inspecting children’s homes under section 148 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006. It should be used to inspect children’s homes registered by Ofsted under the Care Standards Act 2000, including: refuges under section 51 of the Children Act 1989, short breaks services, and…
“This document sets out the framework and guidance for the inspection of children’s homes. It should be read alongside the evaluation schedule for the inspection of children’s homes.”
Introduction:
This document sets out the framework for Ofsted’s inspections of children’s homes. It sets out: how Ofsted applies the principles and processes of all its inspections; the statutory basis for inspection; and a summary of the main features of the inspection process.
Ofsted’s general principles of inspection and regulation are to: support and promote improvement, be…