Archived decisions

Areas of investigation

Looked after Children

What progress has been made in ensuring Looked After Children (LAC):

· are developing on par with their peers?

· health needs are being identified and met?

· have stability of placement?

· case files are up-to-date, accurate and demonstrate how all services are working together to improve life demands?

Learning Difficulties and disabilities

What progress has been made to ensure children and young people with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities :

· are progressing and achieving in line with their peers?

· are adequately supported through the services transition stages?

· case files demonstrate partnership working towards agreed outcomes?

Safeguarding

What progress has been made in the establishment of a safeguarding board, the level of its operation, partnership management. Case files need to demonstrate partnership working and children and young people are being kept safe?

Management of service and Capacity to improve

How well we are doing in ensuring Children's Services are governed through the Children and Young People Partnership Management Board (CYPPMB)? This will involve considering and judging the capacity of leadership to improve.

Health

What progress has been made in developing our social model, as opposed to medical?

14-19

What progress has been made on developing the 14-19 agenda? Inspectors are particularly interested in:

· accessing our achievements to date;

· identifying how we are managing the complexities of the 14-19 agenda with such a large number of establishments

· accessing our work with the Learning Skills Council (LSC) and Connexions Partnerships. This will involve looking at targets such as those Not in Education or Employment (NEET) which is currently 4.9%.

Young carers

Our knowledge of needs and evidence of improvement in achievement.

Youth Inspection

22 key areas of assessment covering: achievement and quality of youth work, curriculum, resources and strategic leadership and management.