 We are investing and expanding our children's social care workforce and we would like to hear from you. We are proud of our thriving social work academy and we are looking for new recruits as well as already qualified social workers. As you'll probably be aware here at West Sussex County Council giving our children the best possible start of life is one of our three key priorities. As a council I think we're very fortunate that this is supported across all of the political parties and enjoys fantastic support at cabinet level. I'm very fortunate in that we have a very strong, committed and harmonious leadership team. In fact we have great people throughout the service. I've recently been visiting social work care teams and only they greet people. It's clear that they actually really enjoy working in West Sussex. We recognise the voice of the child is really really important. Yes it's good that we understand and we focus on our key performance indicators and processes but above all it's the outcomes that matter. We must make sure that everything we do enables a child to have the best possible start in life. Because the voice of the child is so important people like myself get out and visit and speak to them in forums like the Youth Parliament, the Youth Cabinet, the Children in Care Council and many others. It's really important that when we're shaping our services we understand their perspective. As a service we have a really good understanding of where we are right now and that's why we are investing in leaders in social care who can inspire our teams to drive forward our journey from requires improvement to good. If you feel you have strong leadership qualities, can focus relentlessly on improvement and can lead a team then please get in touch and join us on our journey of improvement.