- Recovery from the pandemic remains a ‘work in progress’
- Staff shortages compounding difficulties in education and social care
- Children have lacked stability and security in recent years – staffing problems continue to affect their experience
This year’s Ofsted Annual Report describes the extent to which education and children’s social care have recovered in the wake of the pandemic. It finds that, while there is much to be commended, ensuring this generation of children and young people get the education, training, care and opportunities they deserve remains a work in progress.
The report looks back at the last academic year, from September 2021 to August this year. When it began, education and social care providers were still dealing with the pandemic’s very recent aftermath. As it closed, the energy crisis and cost of living pressures were starting to bite, making life harder for the education and social care sectors and testing the resilience of both.
The report highlights a number of issues in education and care that are either created or…
