In one of his final appearances at the education select committee, former Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw slammed the quality of leadership in children's services.
Last July, he told the committee that directors of children's services (DCS) were spending too much time away from their local authority instead of "finding out for themselves what is happening on the frontline".
According to Wilshaw, ensuring good-quality children's services is "common sense", but directors "get it wrong again and again".
He said leadership was the issue undermining standards and questioned the quality of children's services leaders coming through the system.
"Like schools, it is a challenge for the system to ensure there are enough good leaders coming through to lead one of the most difficult parts of the public sector," he added.
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