The number of directors of children's services posts that changed hands in 2017/18 is the highest since the role was created 11 years ago.
Analysis by the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) found that from April 2017 to March 2018, there were 65 changes in DCS postholders, a third more than the 44 recorded in 2016/17.
The sharp rise has led the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) to question whether a "short term consultant culture" is emerging in children's services leadership.
"We need to learn why long-standing directors are leaving and/or moving on, and understand the impact of working within a context of diminishing financial resources, performance assessments, Ofsted judgments, diverse political environments and a broad range of day-to-day pressures," says Maris Stratulis, Basw England manager.
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