Hackney Care Leavers Hub, Sonder Space
Hackney's care leaver support services, including the Sonder Space, are currently being assessed following a positive Ofsted report.
Hackney's services for care leavers, which include the Hackney Care Leavers Hub, Sonder Space, received a positive assessment in an Ofsted focused visit report published in July 2026. Ofsted inspectors noted warm, trusting and purposeful relationships between young people and practitioners, and commended Hackney's systemic, trauma-informed and anti-racist approach.
The July 2026 report highlighted that leaders have strengthened services for care leavers since the last ILACS inspection in 2024, which had given a 'required improvement' grade. Specific findings from 2024 that necessitated strengthening services included a lack of housing. No upcoming meetings are currently scheduled to discuss these findings.
Key facts
- Ofsted published a focused visit report on Hackney's care leaver services in July 2026. Source
- The report praised warm, trusting and purposeful relationships between young people and practitioners. Source
- Hackney's leaders strengthened services for care leavers since the 2024 ILACS inspection. Source
- The 2024 ILACS inspection gave Hackney's care leaver services a 'required improvement' grade. Source
- A lack of housing was a specific finding from the 2024 inspection that needed strengthening. Source
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