Ofsted’s most recent annual report highlighted concerns about staff turnover in children’s social care. Yvette Stanley, the regulator’s national director for social care, answers key questions on trends in workforce stability before lockdown measures were imposed.
Is high staff turnover an issue inspectors are increasingly picking up during visits?
Local authorities and their staff are under a great deal of pressure because of Covid-19. Staffing levels will have been affected in lots of areas. I’m in no way criticising these places – they are doing the best they can under very difficult circumstances. Local authorities really are at the sharp end of managing local responses to the virus and we’ve been so impressed with how they’ve risen to the challenge.
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