In the first in a three-part series from North East Lincolnshire Council, social workers from children's services explore some of the changes that contributed to a significant improvement in the authority's Ofsted rating.
Earlier this year, the council, previously graded inadequate, was rated good overall and outstanding for leadership by inspectors, who found its children's services were "largely unrecognisable" from where they were in 2021.
Recently, North East Lincolnshire Council launched a direct work toolkit to help children make sense of living with in conflict in their families.
In this episode, director of children's services Ann-Marie Matson and Hayley Smith, advanced social worker in the children's assessment and safeguarding service, reflect on the impact the toolkit and other practice changes have had on children and families.
Listen to "How direct work is transforming how children are supported" on Spreaker.
Read more about North East Lincolnshire's transformation story.
Find out more about a career at North East Lincolnshire Council.
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The Social Work Community Podcast explores the issues that matter to social work practitioners in their working lives. Senior commercial editors Kirsty Ayakwah and Sharmeen Ziauddin interview experienced and inspiring guests, including frontline social workers who speak from the heart about their jobs, the sector and society.It was nominated in the podcast category at the 2024 BASW Social Work Journalism Awards following its first season, which ran from October 2023 to April 2024.
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