by Stuart Easingwood, Director of Children's Service, South Tyneside Council. When the stakes are highest, true change begins with listening. In South Tyneside Children’s Services, we have embraced change in our journey to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. Following Ofsted’s judgement of ‘Inadequate’ in May 2023, we’ve faced tough questions and even tougher …
‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that.’
- Dr Martin Luther King. Simon Marshall, Chief Executive of Together for Children and Director of Children’s Services at Sunderland City Council, writes... It is 68 years since Dr Martin Luther King first spoke those words and I don’t believe it has ever meant more to the communities we serve, the staff we lead and the profession we have chosen. So, in Black History Month I want to pay tribute …