Ofsted Focused Visit Report

Ofsted have now published their report following the focused visit of our Front Door Services in October.  

Here is a brief overview of what they said:

Strengthening Families are supporting children and families to prevent escalation in a timely and robust way

The Strengthening Families Service (SFS) provides a range of support and works with children who have varying needs. Children are helped by this service and make good progress, with direct work being a particular strength. Family feedback about the SF service is positive, with one 15 year old describing to us how he had been helped, and how his well-being and relationships have improved.

Our new Integrated Front Door and MASH provides a timely and appropriate response with consistent decisions triangulated by evidence from parents and key stakeholders.

Children who need safeguarding receive timely consideration of their needs in the MASH. This work is thorough for most children, will well researched histories and information from partners informing next steps.

Our Intervention Services are efficient and are delivering improved outcomes for children

Children who go missing are well supported by an effective Horizons Team. Return home interviews and strategy meetings are timely and joint working is strong.

The quality of assessments has improved with increased evidence of ST*R principles, focusing on strengths based, trauma informed and relational approaches

Most assessments of need undertaken within the A&I service are timely and thorough. Social Workers quickly develop relationships with children, which enables them to ascertain children's views. Direct work with most children in the A&I team is of high quality and enables workers to understand the child's experience and what help they need.

Well done to everyone – it’s a whole Trust approach with everyone contributing to this report - take pride and let’s continue to improve even further.

You can view the full report here.