CYP Now - Calls for urgent action to increase inclusivity within children's services

Local authority children's services leaders must act urgently to create a culture of inclusivity and increase numbers of staff from ethnically diverse backgrounds, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

The report shares the experiences of black practitioners. Picture: Adobe Stock

The Staff College, the professional development arm of the ADCS, has published a new report aimed at helping white leaders across the public sector "become and stay an inclusive, culturally competent leader in a fairer workplace".

In response, the ADCS has said that although local authorities are working hard to recruit workforces that represents the communities and support all staff to progress to senior and leadership roles if they wish to, there is still "more that we can do".

The most recent ADCS publication on the make-up of senior level leaders within children's services, published in April, shows that 80 per cent of directors of children's services identify as white British; five per cent as white Irish; eight per cent as ‘other’ white; one per cent as other; one per cent as black African; one per cent as black Caribbean and three per cent as white and Asian.

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