Coram-i has been working in partnership with Kent County Council since 2012, helping it to improve its adoption service from an inadequate Ofsted judgement (2011) to a Good judgement (2017).
Dave Hill (Executive Director for People Commissioning, Essex County Council) talks about the importance of culture and leadership and the challenges of achieving permanency for children in local authority care at a Coram-i seminar.
Key points discussed
- The challenging financial and political context of social work
- The importance of prevention and early intervention and systematic thinking, supported by teamwork
- Conditions for success: including a robust theoretical underpinning, a well-articulated vision of service aims, a systems perspective, a clear map of available resources and manageable staff workloads, backed by effective support
Here is a recording of the presentation: