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Ofsted consultation on integrated inspections for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers Have your say on Ofsted’s ideas Aims 1. Learn about what Ofsted wants to change. 2. Give your opinions on what you think about their ideas You are experts ON care because you are or have been IN care. Send your thoughts and ideas to Ofsted in their form – it’s really important that they hear from as many young people as possible! Things to know first… Ofsted are NOT changing their inspections or what they inspect. They are thinking about inspecting at the same time as other inspection agencies so that they can get a fuller picture of what’s going on. The other agencies will focus on services for looked after children, care leavers and children in need of protection. They want to make this change for some, not all of their inspections. They want to join with: CQC (Care Quality Commission) – they inspect health services. HMIC (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary) – they inspect the police. HMIP (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation) – they inspect probation and youth offending teams. Inspections : what happens at the moment At the moment, all the different services are inspected separately and at different times – they might not even be inspected in the same year! The inspectors from the different inspection agencies don’t meet up to talk about what they have found. CQC, HMIC and HMIP don’t focus on services for looked after children, care leavers or children in need of protection. How do Ofsted inspectors inspect? Inspectors ask to see information (and lots of it!) about children’s experiences in the local authority. They go to meetings and visits. They speak to children, young people and professionals. Suggestion: inspect together (integrated inspection) Ofsted inspects over four weeks. During the same four weeks: • CQC inspects health services for children in need of protection and looked after children and care leavers. • HMIC inspect police services for children in need of protection. • HMIP inspect probation and youth offending team services for children in need of protection. • Not all inspectors will be on site at the same time. The number of inspectors will depend on the size and complexity of the area. There will be opportunities for all inspectors to meet up and discuss the things they are finding out. Q1a Do you agree or disagree with this? Strongly disagree / disagree / neither agree nor disagree / disagree / strongly disagree 4 weeks Summary report with key findings. Ofsted inspects the local authority. Ofsted report & judgement. CQC inspects health services. CQC report & judgement. HMIC inspects the police. HMIC report & judgement. HMIP inspects probation and youth offending services. Feed into overall report. Everyone helps write a report about the local safeguarding children board and gives a shared judgement. Suggestion: choosing where to inspect Ofsted plan to test their ideas in 20-25 local authority areas. They think that they should do it in three types of areas: 1. Where Ofsted are inspecting because the last inspection was “inadequate” (not good). 2. Where other inspectorates are worried about what’s going on in that local authority and think multi-agency working needs inspecting. 3. Some local authorities without these problems, so they can share good practice (at least 25% of the areas that they choose will be this type of area). Q1b Do you agree or disagree with this? Strongly disagree / disagree / neither agree nor disagree / disagree / strongly disagree Issue: HOW should inspectors listen to children and young people? This is HOW they say they will do their inspection: Inspectors will look closely at the experiences of children and young people who have needed or still need help and/or protection. This includes children and young people who are looked after and young people who are leaving care and starting their lives as young adults. Inspectors will consider the quality of work and the difference adults make to the lives of children, young people and families. They will: •Read case files. •Watch how professional staff work with families and each other. •Discuss how good the help and care given to children and young people is. •Wherever possible, they will talk to children, young people and their families. Issue: HOW should inspectors listen to children and young people? Q: How should inspectors find out about whether the service is good for of looked children? What do you think theirafter ideas? There is no minimum number of children and young people they have to talk to. Do you think there should be one? Did you know? The Who Cares? Trust participation group told Ofsted last year there should be choice for how young people give their views, for example: •email •a live web chat •text •meet inspectors alone face to face or bring someone with them if they wanted •young people should be able to choose where to meet CHALLENGE! You are sent to a local authority to inspect how good their services are for children in care for: • Health • Police • Probation / youth offending WHAT things would you want to know about? What happens next? Write up your comments and send them to Ofsted so they know what you think Ofsted collect everyone’s ideas, decide whether they will change things and then write a report saying what they’ve decided. You are experts ON care because you are or have been IN care. Your views and ideas can make a difference!