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Mesnes Park in Wigan

Children, Social work leaders

Council downgraded as Ofsted finds workforce instability driving variable practice

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Durham council children's services staff celebrate their improved Ofsted rating

Children, Social work leaders

County improves to ‘good’ as Ofsted finds intensive family support is improving children’s lives

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Canterbury Cathedral in Kent

Children, Social work leaders

Council gains outstanding grade despite ‘extreme’ workforce challenges

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Image of Staffordshire County Council's headquarters (credit: John M / Geograph)

Children, Social work leaders

Case management system and heavy workloads hindering county’s ‘skilled’ social workers, Ofsted finds

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Children, Social work leaders

Borough’s ‘inadequate’ decade ends on back of strong children’s trust leadership

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Children, Social work leaders

Some NQSWs carrying overly complex cases, despite council’s effective performance, finds Ofsted

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Camden council celebrates after receiving 'outstanding' grade from Ofsted

Children, Social work leaders

‘Exemplary practice’ sees borough rise to outstanding rating

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Inadequate’ council doing better for young people but services remain inconsistent, says Ofsted

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Children, Social work leaders

Ofsted proposes grading councils specifically on care leaver support

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Children, Social work leaders

Surviving Ofsted: a team manager’s story

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Enthusiastic and motivated’ social workers improving practice at ‘inadequate’ council, finds Ofsted

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Children, Social work leaders

Council’s failure to add social work capacity means children at risk of harm face delays, Ofsted warns

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Queen’s Jubilee honours: academic hails recognition for social work research after CBE

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Image of Grimsby Town Hall, seat of North East Lincolnshire council (image: Alan Chapman / Wikimedia Commons)

Children, Social work leaders

Council to keep children’s services for now as commissioner rules trust transfer risks ‘further deterioration’

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Bootle Town Hall

Children, Social work leaders

Council at risk of losing control of children’s services as DfE sends in commissioner

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Seafront image of Torquay, home of Torbay council (credit: Jenny Thompson / Adobe Stock)

Children, Social work leaders

‘Considerable investment’ in social work helps twice inadequate-rated council rise to ‘good’

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