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Back on track for families
CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Back on track for families

By Jeanette Richards | 18 August 2025

When Jeanette Richards took up her executive director of children’s services’ post at Bury Council, her department had just been rated inadequate. Ofsted has now said most children are getting the ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Tameside rejects shortlisted candidates to replace Stewart

By Emily Twinch | 24 June 2025

Crisis-hit Tameside MBC has decided not to proceed with any of the applicants it had shortlisted ...

LEADERSHIP

Reaching for the radical

By Heather Jameson | 19 June 2025

Bristol is the only large unitary with a Green-led administration. Heather Jameson talks to its l...

LEADERSHIP

'Leadership churn' blamed for 'inadequate' rating

By Joe Lepper | 10 March 2025

‘Significant leadership churn’ has contributed to Harrow LBC’s children’s services slipping from ...

REORGANISATION

When it comes to new unitaries, is big really better?

By Peter Holt | 10 March 2025

Official data gathered by Uttlesford DC for the District Councils’ Network undermines the Governm...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Leicester takes issue with watchdog's criticism

By Martin Ford | 30 January 2025

Leicester City Council has said a newly-published Ofsted report ‘does not accurately reflect’ its...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Knowsley leaving children 'being harmed or at risk'

By Emily Twinch | 21 January 2025

Regulator Ofsted has rated Knowsley MBC’s children’s services inadequate, warning the council was...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Croydon children's services 'good' rating is a strong foundation

By Debbie Jones | 04 December 2024

Croydon’s ‘good’ Ofsted rating for children’s services is no mean achievement as it aims at being...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

500% rise in unregistered and illegal home use

By Dan Peters | 27 November 2024

The number of vulnerable children in care placed in unregistered and illegal homes has shot up by...

OFLOG

Rethinking Oflog

By Jon Rowney | 26 September 2024

An opportunity exists to rethink what a sustainable and purpose-led assurance framework for local...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Prediction of recruitment boost from scrapping of one-word judgements

By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024

Getting rid of single-word Ofsted judgements for social services could help bring in and retain p...

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