Local authorities risk being hit by a shortage of good candidates to be directors of children's services (DCSs) and have a job on their hands to boost the appeal of the role.
According to a report by the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) and the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC), around half of DCSs will retire or leave the profession in the next three years. But only half of senior staff beneath them who were surveyed said they aspired to step into their shoes.
Lack of training and the "risk exposure" surrounding the high-profile nature of the role were a turn-off, suggesting that the sacking of Haringey Council's DCS Sharon Shoesmith after the Baby P scandal has hit recruitment.
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