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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Inadequate’ council confident of improved rating after Ofsted praises reduced reliance on agency staff

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Council improves to ‘good’ after increasing social worker numbers to cut caseloads

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Children, Social work leaders

Government needs ‘compelling reasons’ not to remove children’s services from council

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Children

One in three care leavers feel they left care prematurely, finds Ofsted

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Children, Social work leaders

Council improves to ‘good’ thanks to managers’ ‘unstinting’ efforts and investment in stabilising workforce

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Inadequate’ council says five-year wait for reinspection has hampered recruitment

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Children

‘Turmoil, instability and drift’ driven by senior staff turnover sees Bury children’s services rated ‘inadequate’

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Children

Ofsted warns council over ‘children being left at risk of significant harm’

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Arthur Labinjo-Hughes

Children

Ofsted-led safeguarding inspection into Solihull agencies involved in Arthur case to conclude in February

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Children, Social work leaders

Providers failing to register placements to deprive children of liberty

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Will Quince

Children, Social work leaders

Government ends interventions at improved councils

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Significant’ cut in social worker caseloads helps council rise to ‘good’

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Nadhim Zahawi

Children, Social work leaders

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: national review launched

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Grimsby on map

Children, Social work leaders

DCS resigns as council with ‘significantly under-resourced’ social workers falls to ‘inadequate’

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Children, Social work leaders

Social workers ‘overwhelmed’ as practice deteriorates at council

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Excellent direct work’ sees council improve to ‘good’

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