Updates
School capacity data 2022/2023
On 21 March DfE published School Capacity Data for 2022-2023
There is a South East mainstream list and a South East special school list covering the 19 SESLIP authorities (thanks to Chris Owen)
Information is included on:
- The numbers of state-funded school places in mainstream schools;
- Sixth form capacity;
- Specialist provision capacity.
Children on child in need plans
On 5 March the Childrens’ Commissioner published Children on child in need plans
Headlines
A new report published today by the Children’s Commissioner has revealed considerable variation between what happens to different groups of children and between different local authorities, when it comes to children on child in need plans.
Recommendations include: consistent thresholds for assessment and support for children on child in need plans and strengthened national guidance for local authorities.
Pupil absence data 2022/2023
On 21 March DfE published pupil absence data for 2022-2023
Information is included on:
Pupil absence in the 2022/23 academic year, including by reason and school types, derived from the school census.
Four new safety valve agreements
On 21 March DfE published four new safety valve agreements
Including Bracknell Forest in the south east; however payments have been suspended for Bath and North East Somerset, Cambridgeshire, Dorset, Hillingdon and Norfolk pending review
Details
There are now 38 agreements in place
- 4 in 2023 to 2024
- 20 in 2022 to 2023
- 9 in 2021 to 2022
- 5 in 2020 to 2021
Reminders From Previous Weeks
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.
On 29 February Ofsted published Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17
Ofsted also published a report on the responses to the consultation on our inspection proposals
Details
Inspections will start in September 2024.
Ofsted said “This extra period will give providers more time to digest the guidance, while Ofsted prioritises dealing with the large volume of registration applications, including many from providers that are already accommodating children and care leavers,”
Tools & Templates
We have produced a Regional Improvement Plan (July 2023)
On 21 March DfE published School Capacity Data for 2022-2023
On 21 March DfE published pupil absence data for 2022-2023
On 21 March DfE published four new safety valve agreement
On 7 March DfE published Maintained Schools Governance Guide and Academy Trust Governance Guide
On 5 March the Childrens’ Commissioner published Children on child in need plans
On 29 February DfE published annual data for Children’s social work workforce 2022-2023
On 29 February Ofsted published Social care common inspection framework (SCCIF): supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17. Ofsted also published a report on the responses to the consultation on our inspection proposals
On 29 February the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse published Child sexual abuse in 2022/23: Trends in official data
On 20 February the Children’s Commissioner published Lost in transition? The destinations of children
who leave the state education system
On 20 February LGC released a podcast: The crisis in children’s services with Louise Gittins, Josh MacAlister, and Andy Smith
On 6 February UKSIC published Inspiring change? making a difference, managung influence and navigating change online
On 1 February Ofsted and CQC published Alternative provision in local areas in England: a thematic review
On 31 January DfE opened its consultation on Agency Rules for Local Authority Children’s Social Care
On 31 January DfE published Generative AI in education: Educator and expert views
On 31 January Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse published Support matters: The landscape of child sexual abuse support services in England and Wales
On 31 January NSPCC Learning published Home again: reunification practice in England: Understanding reunification practice in the children’s social care system in England
On 31 January NSPCC Learning published Returning children home from care: learning from case review
On 31 January NFER published Ethnic diversity in the teaching workforce: evidence review
On 31 January ECPAT UK published Prevention and identification of children and young adults experiencing, or at risk of, modern slavery in the UK.
On 30 January Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published its Annual Review 2022-2023
On 29 January Education Select Committee published Ofsted’s work with
schools
On 25 January DfE published Financial year 2022-23 LA and school expenditure. DfE also published School funding statistics for financial year 2023-2024. This relates to the funding that is allocated to local authorities and state-funded schools (academies) in England by the (DfE) in each year.
On 23 January Joseph Rowntree Foundation published UK Poverty 2024: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK
On 18 January ImpactEd published Understanding Attendance
Findings on the drivers of pupil absence from over 30,000 young people in England
On 17 January RiP published Expressions of self: supporting minoritised children’s identity