Sitting in the ultra-modern offices that are home to the children's services department at the London Borough of Bexley, Jacky Tiotto says it feels "good and honest" to be back working in service delivery after a decade spent in the civil service and Ofsted.
The response suggests Tiotto, who joined Bexley Council as director of children's services (DCS) in February, is relieved to be out of Ofsted after a four-year stint as the inspectorate's deputy director for social care. Not so, says Tiotto, who prior to that held senior positions at the Department for Education and Skills and Government Office.
"I love inspection," she says, "but you have to be able to rely on current experience of direct practice and mine was coming to an end.
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