The British Association of Social Workers is supporting Ofsted proposals for changing the social work culture by introducing ’no notice inspections’ and focusing on direct observations of social work practice.

The proposals would put an end to ‘staged’ inspections and the blame culture that is often a bi-product of the inspection process of local authority children’s services departments. Inspections need to be learning opportunities rather than part of the blame culture that is dragging the profession down.

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