Sunderland City Council
Civic Centre
Burdon Road
Sunderland
SR2 7DN
Tel. (0191) 520 5555
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training purposes
Education and Social
Care Services Annual Performance
Assessment
Sunderland City Council’s Education and
Social Care Services has received praise from Ofsted and the Commission
for Social Care after taking part in the first round of the Annual
Performance Assessment (APA) 2005 earlier this year achieving a three out
of four rating in each category assessed.
The Annual Performance Assessment looks at education, social care and
children’s services provision across the city. The report and ratings
are based on five outcomes identified in the green paper, Every Child
Matters. These are:
Be healthy
Stay safe
Enjoy and achieve
Make a positive contribution
Achieve economic well-being
Within each outcome Sunderland City Council was found to be performing
well. Areas in which the authority were found to have particular strengths
include, health promotion initiatives in schools, well managed child
protection systems and support and training for child protection in
schools, rates of improvement at Key Stages 1 and 2, permanent exclusion
rates in secondary schools and the restorative justice system.
The report also identifies areas where improvements could continue to be
made, including aspects of looked after children, teenage pregnancy and
attainment at Key Stage 3.
From 2005 Annual Performance Assessment’s will be undertaken every
year in children’s services authorities by the Commission for Social
Care Inspection (CSCI) and the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted).
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