A co-ordinated approach to shared inspection for ELC
We have been working with Education Scotland on a coordinated approach to shared inspection activity in early learning and childcare settings providing funded ELC. Before beginning the programme of inspections for 2022/23, we have written a letter for services to clarify what each inspection focuses on and the shared inspection process: for the Care Inspectorate, the focus is quality of care and learning; for Education Scotland it is quality of education.
Our letter to providers is available here.
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Doug Moodie has been appointed as the new Chair of the Care Inspectorate’s board
Doug Moodie has been appointed as the new Chair of the Care Inspectorate’s board by Scottish Ministers. Mr Moodie will take up his post on 1 September when the current Chair, Paul Edie, steps down after more than nine years in post.
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Safe Staffing Programme End of Year Report 2021/22
We have just published the end of year report of our Safe Staffing programme.
This provides an overview of the work we carried out, in collaboration with key stakeholders, from 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022.
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The joint inspection of adult support and protection in Perth and Kinross
The joint inspection of adult support and protection in Perth and Kinross has found clear strengths which collectively outweighed the areas for improvement.
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Safe swallowing practice note published
Our new Safe swallowing practice note helps staff and services to support people with an unsafe swallow.
It is vital that staff are trained, knowledgeable and confident supporting people and managing choking incidents. The Safe swallowing practice note sets out what services and staff should have in place and includes links to learning, resources and further information.
Access the practice note here.
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