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Ofsted rates Slough Borough Council children's services inadequate, mandates new…

1 report, 1 independent Updated Oct 30
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Ofsted rated children’s services at Slough Borough Council as ‘inadequate’ in July. Following the report, Labour MP Jim McMahon announced that a commissioner for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and children’s services will be appointed to the council. Councillor Puja Bedi described the findings as ‘serious and not acceptable’.

From sloughobserver.co.uk

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The rating increases governance scrutiny and financial pressure on the city council. Debbie Jones, who serves as the council’s director of children’s services, stated that the required improvement plan is a three to five-year journey.

Ofsted inspected the city council's children's services, which have been under Government intervention since 2014.

From sloughobserver.co.uk

Who's involved

  • OfstedRegulatory body that inspected the children's services
  • city councilLocal government body whose children's services were rated inadequate
  • Debbie JonesDirector of children’s services and chief executive of Slough Children First

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