Inspectorate's upbeat evaluation says new ILACS framework will receive minor tweaks, but dismisses calls for more sweeping changes Social worker talking to a family (credit: JackF / Adobe Stock) ...
Children’s services rated ‘inadequate’ will no longer face re-inspection under the single inspection framework (SIF), the watchdog has announced. The SIF was an intensive, ‘one size fits all’ ...
Reforms to local authority inspections of children’s services (ILACS) will include the removal of the single-word overall effectiveness rating from April 2026, the inspectorate Ofsted has confirmed.