Government inspectors give verdict on support for young people leaving care

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“This focused visit has recognised all the hard work and the commitment that our Leaving Care team has for our children and young people”

Government inspectors have praised and East Lancashire local authority’s improvements to the support it provides to young people leaving its care.

Now Ofsted has written to the council praising the effective improvements to the quality of support for young people leaving care in a feedback letter published on Friday May 24. In April 2022 the authority’s bosses launched a £1million drive to improve children’s services in Blackburn with Darwen after an inspector’s report found they were falling short of the threshold to be rate as ‘good’.

• the provision of support for care leavers including their health and education needs and securing accommodation appropriate to their needs;• the quality of management. The Ofsted feedback also highlighted the strong relationships personal advisors have with the care leavers. The inspectors recommended that pathway plans should be completed in appropriate timeframes to reflect any changes in young people’s circumstances and that the frequency of visits to care leavers should be increased.

 

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