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Featured Ofsted launches consultation for children’s homes and residential holiday schemes

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The consultation contains proposals on new inspection arrangements for children’s homes and residential holiday schemes.

Suspension of PGL settings on Ofsted childcare register

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Ofsted finds serious safeguarding issues at 4 PGL settings and immediately suspends each of the registrations.

Ofsted calls for stronger oversight of early years multiple providers and social care groups

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Ofsted has published two research reports looking at early years multiple providers and providers that own more than one children’s home.

Inspectorates: Urgent action needed at Oakhill Secure Training Centre

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Vulnerable children face frequent violence and excessive use of force at Oakhill Secure Training Centre, while living conditions are ‘dilapidated’, Ofsted, HMI Prisons and the CQC find.

Father and daughter sentenced for running illegal school

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A headteacher and her father were today (11 October) sentenced for running an unregistered school in south London.

Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre branded inadequate by inspectors

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Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre has been downgraded to inadequate by inspectors, the lowest possible rating.

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