Congratulations to LSCBs recently rated Good and Outstanding
Merton and North Lincolnshire LSCBs are the latest to become Outstanding amongst 6 across the country.
Congratulations to Derby LSCB from AILC - the third LSCB to be judged as Outstanding. Some of the key points heralded by Ofsted regarding Derby LSCB are as follows:
- A culture of respectful challenge modelled by the board’s highly capable chair
- All key partner agencies play an active role
- New board members receive induction that makes clear expectations and responsibilities
- A full range of active sub-groups
- Benefits from long-standing engagement of 2 capable lay members
- Annual Report is high-quality
AILC's Analysis of Ofsted reports on LSCBs show nearly half are Good or Outstanding. LSCBs judged Outstanding or Good in 2017 Ofsted reports are:
Hackney - Outstanding
City of London - Outstanding
Derby - Outstanding
York - Outstanding
North Lincs - Outstanding
Merton - Outstanding
Central Bedfordshire - Good
Islington - Good
Bracknell Forest - Good
Newcastle - Good
Bath & NE Somerset - Good
North Tyneside - Good
Southwark - Good
East Riding - Good
Bedford - Good
East Riding - Good
Sutton - Good
Rutland - Good
Leicestershire - Good
And of course, irrespective of the judgement (including requiring improvement and Inadequate), many of the reports from Ofsted highlight strong positive examples of effective safeguarding partnerships.
If you are a member, or your LSCB supports AILC with the Partnership Agreement, you can find examples of policies from the above LSCBs within the Private Members content pages under 'Resources', and click on 'Effective Safeguarding Partnerships'. Alternatively, click here if logged in:
Effective Safeguarding Partnerships