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Ofsted’s Deputy Chief Inspector, John Goldup delivers the first Annual Social Care Lecture

03 Feb 2012

Ofsted’s Deputy Chief Inspector, John Goldup delivers the first Annual Social Care Lecture, ‘Bureaucratic burden or force for improvement: can inspection square the circle', where he explains that bureaucracy and effective inspections are fundamentally opposed to each other.

Ofsted's Deputy Chief Inspector, John Goldup gives the first Annual Social Care lecture - includes a best practice report for social workers in child protection

01 Feb 2012

Ofsted’s Deputy Chief Inspector, John Goldup is to deliver Ofsted’s first Annual Social Care Lecture at the London School of Economics today. He will explore the tensions between inspection in social care as a form of bureaucratic burden and inspection as a force for improvement.

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Seeing through a child's eyes: Ofsted announces no notice, unannounced inspections for child protection

31 Jan 2012

Focusing on the child’s journey and experience and looking at what makes the most difference in improving children’s lives, Ofsted is to introduce no notice inspection for child protection services. The new child protection framework, published today, will come into effect in May.

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Ofsted releases materials for history coordinators

27 Jan 2012

Ofsted today released new resources to support the improvement of teaching and learning in history in schools.

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