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Development in the Children’s Directorate

Our teams think carefully about the likely equality impact of their work and will take action to improve strategies, policies and projects, where appropriate. Equality impact assessments (EIA) like this provide a tool to help them do this.

Does inspection make a difference?

A 2005 report, following up the 2003 report Children's Views on What Inspectors should Do. Children and young people in care or living away from home express their views on what differences they think inspection has made to their lives and the care services they receive.

Domestic violence, safety and family proceedings

A 2005 review of the handling of domestic violence issues by CAFCASS and the administration of family courts in HMCS. Although the criminal courts deal with prosecutions involving domestic violence, family courts and CAFCASS frequently deal with similar allegations. The inspection looked at how family courts handle such issues in their administrative arrangements. It also examined CAFCASS strategic management and its frontline practice when dealing with similar cases.

Drawing together: art, craft and design in schools

The report evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of art, craft and design in a sample of primary and secondary schools.

At a time when cultural opportunities are widening, the creative industries are thriving and curriculum flexibility is increasing, this report focuses on the readiness of pupils and teachers to respond to such developments.

The pdf version is illustrated with examples of art, craft and design.

E-learning: fulfilling its potential in the adult learning sector?

This survey report examines e-learning through the lens of inspection. It is intended to raise awareness of how e-learning can improve teaching, learning and achievement in the adult learning and skills sector. It is available as a microsite: http://live.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/elearning.

Early years: Leading to excellence

Leading to excellence: a review of childcare and early education provision 2005–08 is the third review of inspections of registered childcare and early education. This year, the report focuses on how well settings – such as nurseries and childminders – are organised, led and managed to promote positive outcomes for children and ensure they progress well.

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Early years: March 2010

This newsletter provides inspectors and stakeholders with information and guidance about our inspection work in early years.

Early years: November 2009

This newsletter provides inspectors and stakeholders with information and guidance about our inspection work in early years.

Educating the very able: current international research

The aim of this report is to provide up-to-date research findings about the development and education of very able pupils, and so improve communication between researchers and those who make and carry out practical educational decisions.

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Education for sustainable development: improving schools – improving lives

Ofsted visited 14 schools over a three-year period to evaluate how effectively they had developed pupils’ understanding of sustainability and whether education for sustainable development had any impact on improving the broader life of the school. Over three years all but one of the schools improved the overall effectiveness of their provision for sustainable development, with a wide range of positive consequences.

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