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EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Byran lived next door to Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden in Chesterfield and said the council 'should be ashamed' over missing 'red flags' before Finley's death.
Councils are being urged to look beyond social work for potential directors of children's services (DCSs), after a survey found two-thirds had a social care background.
Rising workloads, an onerous inspection regime and lack of policy leadership are key factors in the high turnover of directors of children’s services (DCS), latest research shows.
With an expected surge in DCSs changing post, the upon programme is helping prepare aspiring leaders.
Many children’s professionals have been working remotely during the pandemic. Charlotte Goddard looks at the pros and cons and asks whether it could become the norm once the health crisis is over.