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  • Proposals for inspecting supported accommodation

    This consultation seeks views on Ofsted’s proposals for the inspections of supported accommodation (SA) for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.

    • From: Ofsted
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  • Children and young people’s consultation: Inspecting supported accommodation

    This consultation asks children and young people for their views on Ofsted’s proposals on inspecting supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.

    • From: Ofsted
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  • Sustainability and climate change strategy

    The Department for Education’s strategy for sustainability and climate change for the education and children’s services systems.

    • From: Department for Education
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  • Pre-employment checks for health and care volunteers

    Seeks views on the proposal to remove the statutory requirement for a full employment history when appointing volunteers in health and care settings.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Safeguarding children with disabilities in residential settings: government response

    Government response to the review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs in residential settings by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Working together to safeguard children: changes to statutory guidance

    We are seeking views on our revisions to the Working together to safeguard children statutory guidance.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Championing kinship care: national kinship care strategy

    This strategy will enable more children who cannot live with their parents to stay with people who are known to them and love them.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Children's social care: reform statement

    Our plan to transform children's social care.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Children’s social care: data and digital strategy

    The Department for Education's long-term plan to transform data in children's social care.

    • From: Department for Education
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  • Children's social care: dashboard and indicators update

    The Department for Education's plans for the children's social care dashboard.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Early years funding – extension of the entitlements

    We are seeking views on proposals regarding our approach to funding for early years entitlements for 2-year-olds and under from April 2024.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Early years foundation stage (EYFS): regulatory changes

    We’re seeking views on proposed changes to requirements in the early years foundation stage (EYFS).

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Child and family social worker workforce

    We’d like your views on proposals to introduce national rules on the use of agency child and family social workers in local authority children’s social care.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Adoption support agencies: proposed regulation changes

    We seek views to exempt some providers of adoption support services from the Ofsted registration requirement.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Children's social care: stable homes, built on love

    We are seeking views on our proposals to reform children’s social care.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Children's social care national framework and dashboard

    We're consulting on the children’s social care national framework and dashboard indicators.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Revisions to the national standards and statutory guidance for advocacy

    We’d like your views on our revisions to the national standards and the statutory guidance for the Provision of Children’s Advocacy Services.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Evaluating the education inspection framework

    An evaluation plan and theory of change of the Ofsted education inspection framework (EIF).

    • From: Ofsted
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  • Department for Work and Pensions: Care Leaver Covenant offer

    Care Leaver Covenant offer from the Department for Work and Pensions.

    • From: Department for Work and Pensions
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Feeding young children aged 1 to 5 years: draft SACN report

    We are seeking scientific comments on SACN’s draft report ‘Feeding young children aged 1 to 5 years’.

    • From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government