Oldham Council has received a “Good” Ofsted judgement across all areas of its Children’s Services.
I want to pay tribute to the staff and political leadership who have made this such an important focus of work.
Keeping our children safe and providing the best possible outcomes is essential, and there can be no doubt that the financial cliff edge facing councils has hit hard and made this challenge much harder.
However that hasn’t stopped investment nor political focus, the opposite has happened.
The Ofsted report said;
“Since the last inspection in March 2019, when services for children and families were judged to be requires improvement to be good, there has been a relentless focus on improvement, driven by the director of children’s services and his strong and stable leadership team.
“The pace of change has been purposeful and has ensured that children now benefit from good-quality help and support.
“Political and corporate commitment have translated into significant financial investment to strengthen services and provide increased workforce stability.”
They have my full support in continuing this focus.
Jim McMahon OBE MP 