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The Ofsted Interview

Children's services leaders share the results of their Ofsted inspection and discuss what's going well and what's left to do.

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Waltham Forest council: 'Our message is not to 'prepare' for Ofsted'

Waltham Forest council: 'Our message is not to 'prepare' for Ofsted'

Heather Flinders, divisional director for children and families at Waltham Forest council, talks to Community Care about... Read more

25 Apr 2019

22mins

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Cambridgeshire council: 'Now we've got a new structure in place, we should be working more quickly'

Cambridgeshire council: 'Now we've got a new structure in place, we should be working more quickly'

Lou Williams, service director for children’s services and safeguarding at Cambridgeshire council, talks to Community Ca... Read more

15 Apr 2019

21mins

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6 Mar 2019

7mins

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Leeds council: ‘Social work is about relationships. If it’s not about that, it’s not about anything’

Leeds council: ‘Social work is about relationships. If it’s not about that, it’s not about anything’

Steve Walker, director of children’s services at Leeds council, talks to Community Care about the ‘outstanding’ judgment... Read more

26 Feb 2019

23mins

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Dudley council: 'There's a sweepstake for how long before I mention restorative practice'

Dudley council: 'There's a sweepstake for how long before I mention restorative practice'

Martin Samuels, strategic director of people at Dudley council, and Sue Butcher, chief officer for children's services, ... Read more

19 Feb 2019

32mins

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Essex council: 'We have a really coherent direction about practice, structure and how we do things'

Essex council: 'We have a really coherent direction about practice, structure and how we do things'

Helen Lincoln, executive director of children and families at Essex council, talks to Community Care about the ‘outstand... Read more

4 Feb 2019

22mins

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Calderdale council: 'Ofsted left no stone unturned'

Calderdale council: 'Ofsted left no stone unturned'

Julie Jenkins, director of children's and young people's services at Calderdale council talk to Community Care about the... Read more

18 Jan 2019

22mins

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Barnsley council: 'At the heart of good social work is relationship-based practice.'

Barnsley council: 'At the heart of good social work is relationship-based practice.'

Rachel Dickinson, director of children’s and adults’ services at Barnsley council, talks to Community Care about the ‘go... Read more

9 Jan 2019

23mins

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Hertfordshire council: - 'We're always looking to improve'

Hertfordshire council: - 'We're always looking to improve'

Jenny Coles, director of children’s services at Hertfordshire council, talks to Community Care about the ‘good’ judgment... Read more

2 Jan 2019

17mins

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Hounslow council: 'We weren't just preparing for a one-off event'

Hounslow council: 'We weren't just preparing for a one-off event'

Jacqui McShannon, director of children’s safeguarding and specialist services at Hounslow council, and Councillor Tom Br... Read more

18 Dec 2018

26mins

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