Join us to hear how Bridgend Children and Family Services have approached recovery and improvement following a period of significant challenge, including critical incidents and complex inspection outcomes over the past five years.
In this session, senior leaders from Bridgend will reflect on the sustained programme of work undertaken to strengthen services, including developments in practice, workforce design, and service configuration during a time of substantial organisational change within the local authority.
This webinar will be particularly relevant to leaders responsible for children and family services within Local Authorities.
The discussion will offer practical insight into how organisations can respond constructively to crisis events, sustain improvement over time, and support leaders and teams through periods of heightened scrutiny and change. Participants will be encouraged to consider approaches that may be applicable within their own local contexts, both at an organisational and personal leadership level.
The webinar will conclude with an opportunity for attendees to engage directly with the speakers through a live Q and A session.
The webinar will be hosted by Dr Caroline Dowson, IPC Senior Consultant, and we are delighted to be joined by guest speakers David Wright, Deputy Head of Children and Family Services and Raeanna Grainger, Group Manager, Children and Family Services, from Bridgend County Borough Council.
Dr Caroline Dowson
Senior Consultant
IPC
Dr Caroline Dowson has over thirty years’ experience in children’s services within local authorities in both strategic and operational roles. Her expertise ranges from early help services through to safeguarding systems as well as managing an early year’s special educational needs team. Holding a PhD, Caroline was Vice Principal of an FE college, and has a background in supporting maintained and independent educational institutions to reduce inequalities.
Rae Grainger
Group Manager Children and Family Services, Children and Family Services
Social Services and Wellbeing Directorate, Bridgend County Borough Council - Raeanna
Rae Grainger has been a Group Manager for over four years. She is passionate about partnership working for the benefit of children and young people.
Dave Wright
Deputy Head of Children and Family Services, Children and Family Services
Social Services and Wellbeing Directorate, Bridgend County Borough Council - Raeanna
Dave is a qualified social worker with 20 years of experience in child and family work. His experience ranges from child protection, family support, education, youth justice services and preventative support. Dave is an award-winning innovator of practice models as recognised by Social Care Wales.
