“Blue Marble have been instrumental in driving the transformation programme forward and in supporting our journey to excellence. They have helped us to turn our strategic vision into operational reality providing programme management support with enthusiasm, clarity and an approach totally suited to our needs. I have no hesitation in recommending them to other public sector organisations.”
John Richards, Director of Children’s Services Peterborough City Council
Blue Marble
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“Peterborough city councillors met last night to discuss a thirty three point action plan designed to rescue their ailing Children’s Services department. Last week a report from OFSTED said the Department was performing poorly. It follows another critical report in September which led to the resignation of the Department’s Director John Richards.”
Peterborough Children’s Services – A Long Way to Go.
08:23 Tuesday 15th November 2011
Peterborough Breakfast Show
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
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CHILDREN’S SERVICES CO-LOCATION/FLEXIBLE WORKING
SHARPER FOCUS ON CHILDREN’S NEEDS CREATES ROOM FOR INVESTMENT
VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN PETERBOROUGH GET A BETTER DEAL
TRANSFORMING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN IN PETERBOROUGH
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN CARE AND ASSOCIATED EXPENDITURE
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“Peterborough City Council has some of the best controls in the country for managing and monitoring its use of consultants. We are already implementing many of the recommendations in the report as part of our drive for greater transparency, and ensuring we are always providing the best value for money for our taxpayers. Over the past 4 years we’ve been able to take £68 million out of our budget because of this work. We’d like to thank the consultants who’ve worked for us in the past, and those who continue to work for us, for sharing their expertise with our staff to enable us to improve the skills and knowledge we have within our own workforce.”
08:35 Friday 25th March 2011
Peterborough Breakfast Show
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
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“It just seems a bit late to be working on a plan, when, after the last couple of years, our Children’s Services have been lambasted by Ofsted, we’re paying a gentleman a heck of a lot of cash to sort Children’s Services out. One in four kids in poverty in Peterborough, and we’re working on a strategy. We haven’t got a strategy, we’re working on one.”
Children in Poverty – Department in Disarray
08:08 Tuesday 8th May 2012
Peterborough Breakfast Show
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
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