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About the JAR
The 2008 Joint Area Review (JAR) evaluated the way local services, taken together, contribute to the outcomes achieved by children and young people living in South Gloucestershire. It was a single co-ordinated inspection of all publicly funded services for children and young people in the local area. It replaced the separate inspections of local education authorities, social services, connexions and provision for 14-19 year olds.
The JAR examined the leadership and management of services and the way they work together to support children and young people to:
All partners who contribute to improving the lives of children and young people, including the voluntary and community sectors were covered in the review, as was the effectiveness of the arrangements for co-operating to improve outcomes.
The review team for the JAR were multi-disciplinary and inspectors have knowledge of those services inspected.
The 2008 JAR took place at the same time as the Council’s Corporate Assessment, and the processes ran together wherever possible. The JAR led to a single published report, you can view the report here. The Council then prepared an action plan to address the issues identified in the report.
Further information ....
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Timeline
| Briefing pack available |
28 January 2008 |
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Case submission to Ofsted
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31 January 2008 |
| Initial set up meeting with members of inspection team |
28 February 2008 |
| Document submission |
31 March 2008 |
| Onsite analysis and scrutiny |
21 - 23 April 2008 |
| Onsite field work including meetings and interviews |
12 - 23 May 2008 |
| Draft report available |
30 June 2008 |
| Discussions on draft report |
4 July 2008 |
| Comments received on draft report |
14 July 2008 |
| Pre-publication reports sent to Council |
6 August 2008 |
| Publication of reports |
9 September 2008 |
Review team
 Details of the South Gloucestershire area review team
Contacts
A project team was set up to oversee the preparation for the JAR. They were:
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