William Eichler 15 August 2022

Council’s children’s services ‘improved in all areas’

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Coventry City Council’s children's services have been rated as ‘good’ following its latest Ofsted inspection.

The inspection found that the council services had ‘improved in all areas’ with all areas rated as ‘good.’ Five years ago the local authority’s children’s services were described as ‘requires improvement to be good’.

Ofsted’s report said: ‘There is strong political commitment to children’s services across the whole council. Significant investment has been made to develop a multi-agency early help hub that cover all wards.

‘The voice of the child is important in Coventry and there is a strong participation offer that ensures that children’s voices are heard and listened to at all levels of the local authority.

‘Most children enter care when they need to and live in appropriate and permanent placements that meet their needs. As a result, most children have improving experiences, progress and outcomes.’

Cllr Pat Seaman, cabinet member for Children and Young People, said: ‘We are delighted with the report from Ofsted. It shows the incredible amount of hard work and care that has gone into improving Children’s Services in the city from our own incredibly dedicated staff through to the wide-ranging partners we work with.

‘Everyone should be proud of the achievements and the progress made, but this is not the end of our journey. The children and families in Coventry deserve the very best and we will continue to strive to improve to achieve “outstanding” next time.’

John Gregg, director of Children’s Services, said: ‘This rating has only been made possible with the support of our amazing young people, their families and their carers and through our work with partners. We have worked as One Coventry to improve outcomes for the children and young people of the city and will continue to do so.’

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