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 help they need, thanks to ‘remarkable’ progress. Here, she outlines the journey.
In January 2022, I arrived at Bury Council to lead the improvement journey for Children and Young People's services, following an inadequate judgement from Ofsted the previous year.
The Department for Education (DfE) had issued Bury with an improvement notice, which was difficult for everybody.
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