comprehensive area assessment (caa)
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Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA). Mike Cladingbowl Her Majesty's Inspector, Ofsted 21 April 2009. Ofsted’s key duties. We are to promote improvement in the public services we inspect or regulate We are to ensure services are focused on users - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA)
Mike Cladingbowl
Her Majesty's Inspector, Ofsted
21 April 2009
Ofsted’s key duties
We are to promote improvement in the public services we inspect or regulate
We are to ensure services are focused on users
We are to see that services are efficient and effective
Education and Inspections Act 2006
CAA story update
SSRG in November 2009
Response to Ofsted consultation
Joint CAA framework published on 10 February 2009
Inspection pilots (looked after children and safeguarding)
Joint CAA guidance published on 31 March 2009
Lord Laming report (and government response)
Frameworks and guidance for looked after children and safeguarding inspections in May 2009
Arrangements for annual rating of performance of council children's services in May 2009
Main elements of CAA
Area assessment (unscored)
Organisational assessment (scored)
‘Managing performance &use of resources’
Ofsted rating for
council children’s services
‘Priorities, outcomes & prospects’
Narrative reporting on Every Child Matters
Risk-based, proportionate, bespoke inspections
Few ‘rolling’ programmes of inspection
CAA Quarterly and Annual CycleJanuary/March/June Quarters
Stage 1
Review outcomes quarterly
Initial identification of tags and
possible flags for area assessment
Stage 2
Joint analysis of outcomes in relation to local and national
priorities
Joint consideration of other possible tags and flags and evidence for organisational
assessment score
Stage 3
Draft findings agreed between inspectorates and shared with area &
government office
Peer quality assurance in June/July
Individual inspectorates Joint inspectorate
September Quarter
Stages 1-3
Update stages 1-3
Stage 4
Report drafted and shared
Stage 5
Final quality
assurance
Stage 6
Share report with area & government
office
Stage 7
Final report
November
Formal evaluation at end of year 1 and subsequently
Unfinished business from November…
Response to consultation
Learning from trials
Self-evaluation
Performance bands for NIS
Additional underpinning data
IT and systems (Sharepoint/passwords)
Pilots of safeguarding and looked after children inspections
Methodology for producing the rating
Safeguarding and looked after children
full inspection of safeguarding and services for looked after children three-yearly with other inspectorates
- single event, single report but separate judgements
- universal through to specialist
- strategic management through to quality of practice
- case files, meetings, documents, observation
- multi-agency prevention and intervention
New surveys of users, social work & other staff, and the third sector
Inspection over two weeks
Typically four inspectors
Safeguarding judgements
Overall effectiveness - capacity to improve - recommendations and required actions
Leadership & management, including partnerships
Quality of provision
Outcomes for children and young people - children are safe - children feel safe
Looked after children judgements
Overall effectiveness - capacity to improve - recommendations and required actions Leadership & management, including partnerships Quality of provision Outcomes for children and young people - Being healthy - Staying safe - Enjoying and achieving - Making a positive contribution - Achieving economic wellbeing
Unannounced inspections annual unannounced inspection of contact, assessment
and referral for children in need or who may be in need of protection
- evaluation of how well practice manages risk, minmising incidence of abuse and neglect but not a proxy for full safeguarding or even all child protection work
- working alongside front-line staff
Report by letter identifying strengths and weaknesses
- single event, single report but separate judgements
- universal through to specialist
New surveys
Typically two inspectors for two days
Inspection &
regulation findings
Every Child Matters
indicators (NIS) ?
Annual rating of
children’s services
Area Assessment
Organisational Assessment
A new profile of performance & rating
ChildmindersChildcare on domestic premises Childcare on non-domestic premises Nurseries (in schools) Primary SchoolsSecondary schools Special schools Pupil referral units Sixth form (in schools, secondary and PRU)
Likely groupings in new profile of performance (summary)
GFE and tertiary colleges 6 form colleges Independent specialist colleges Children’s homesLA fostering agencyLA adoption agency Private fostering
Principles
Greater emphasis on the findings of inspection and regulation
Complements and informs CAA (priorities, outcomes, prospects)
Recognises importance of good or better quality services for all
- 80% good or better
- 65% good or better
- 50% good or better
Takes account of safeguarding and looked after children inspections
‘Rules’ based, aiding transparency and consistency
Role of the NIS – 2009 and beyond
No briefings
Timescale for rating
Profiles available in June
Draft rating by mid September
Appeal process – tight time scale
Rating confirmed early October
Published in CAA organisational assessment and by letter
Text in CAA area and organisational assessment
Year 1 – may need explanation of particular rating with draft training in mid September
Ofsted’s CAA team
New team…
Divisional manager (SCS)
Managing Inspector
12 specialist inspectors (HMI) organised by GO regions
Complemented by…
New ‘link inspectors’ for across full remit
‘Front-of-house’ and offer a view on patterns of performance as well as on individual inspections or regulatory activity
‘Available on request’ but not intending routine KIT meetings