Blackpool Children's Services rated 'requires improvement' after ...

Ofsted inspector Lisa Summers says: “Since the last Ofsted inspection in November 2018, when services for children were judged inadequate ...

Scrutiny order for Blackpool children's services lifted - BBC

Blackpool Council was issued with a statutory direction by the Department for Education (DfE) after an Ofsted inspection in December 2018 - ...

Blackpool children's care 'improving' after damning Ofsted report

Following a further Ofsted inspection in December 2022, the overall service was rated as 'requires improvement', but included a 'good rating ...

Children's services make steady improvement - Blackpool Council

Following a two-week inspection in December, inspectors have identified that Blackpool Council provides 'good' services for children in care ...

Directive lifted as Blackpool Children's Services given further boost

Following a further Ofsted inspection in December 2022, the overall service was rated as 'requires improvement', but included a 'good rating ...

Scrutiny order for Blackpool children's services lifted - BBC News

Blackpool Council was issued with a statutory direction by the Department for Education (DfE) after an Ofsted inspection in December 2018 - ...

Ofsted praises 'accelerated improvements' in Blackpool's children's ...

Blackpool Council's children's services has seen “accelerated improvements” since being rated ... children get the protection they need ...

Government acknowledges Blackpool children's services ... - LocalGov

Blackpool Council has welcomed the lifting of a government directive requiring the local authority to improve its children's services social ...

Children's services social care improvements acknowledged

A government directive requiring Blackpool Council to improve its children's services social care has been lifted after significant improvements ...

Blackpool to retain control of children's services following DfE review

A council where children's services was rated “inadequate” amid concerns that children were being left at risk of harm has been told it can ...

Report into Children's Services in Blackpool following inspection

In 2014 Ofsted recognised there has been progress and rated children's services as 'Requires Improvement' in all categories. This progress was not.

'Inadequate' Blackpool council to keep hold of children's services

Blackpool council will keep control of its children's services after a review ... social workers tell review of 'considerable improvement ...

Inadequate children's social care service makes steady improvements

Ofsted has confirmed that a children's social care service which was last rated inadequate continues to make steady progress in improving ...

Blackpool's improvement after children left living in 'chronic neglect'

The department has been under intense scrutiny since being rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted In January 2019, when an inspection found evidence of ...

Major boost for Blackpool Youth Justice Service – now rated 'Good'

In 2018, the service was rated 'Inadequate' but they have since addressed areas of poor practice and have now been awarded an overall rating of ...

Improvements made in children's social care following council's ...

Two years ago, an Ofsted inspection rated Blackpool children's social care service as “inadequate” with an independent review later declaring ...

Stable social work management crucial to improvements at ...

In early 2019, Blackpool council faced losing control of its children's services after a damning Ofsted inspection in late 2018 found ...

Blackpool 'inadequate' children's care to stay under council control

The education secretary commissioned the review after Ofsted rated the service inadequate in January. It found services were improving and ...

Blackpool Borough Council - Open - Find an Inspection Report

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools. Home; Blackpool Borough Council ...

Inspection of Blackpool local authority children׳s services - Ofsted

There has been steady progress in improving services for children who need ... Plans are regularly reviewed in core groups, conferences, and child in need.