Tameside MBC

Over the past few years we have launched a comprehensive and wide-ranging programme of improvement in Tameside’s children’s homes. This has led to four out of our five homes being rated as “Outstanding”, with the fifth receiving “Good with Improved Effectiveness” following an interim inspection in February 2019. All five homes have been praised for their forward-thinking and innovative approaches, which have led to reductions in issues such as children going missing, violent incidents and instability in placements.

’We are very pleased to be sponsoring the Children’s services, Public Health & Health and Social Care award categories at this year’s LGC Awards. It has certainly been a very challenging year for a number of reasons, not least a global pandemic, so we are looking forward to celebrating the outstanding achievements across local government this afternoon. Attenti consulting is a specialist consultancy delivering bespoke, sustainable solutions to a range of health and social care clients; with a passion to promote best practice across the sector through the facilitation of webinars, commissioning research & white papers and hosting events to encourage shared learning and sector-led improvement. Do visit our website to see how we have supported clients with various challenges www.attenti-consulting.co.uk

This award is open to a single council or where appropriate a partnership of councils, or a council-owned company. Private sector partners can enter on a council’s behalf, with the permission of the council itself. Children’s Services are very much a service under pressure. There is an imperative to protect vulnerable children, the importance of early intervention and the changing relationship with schools – all under an intense media spotlight. This award is intended to recognise the success of those councils that adopt a genuinely strategic approach to this vital service area.