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      <title>Children's services improvement direction lifted after 10 years</title>
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      <description>The Government has confirmed it has lifted the Improvement Direction on the city council after over ten years.</description>
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      <title>Cabinet report on next steps for SEND support service</title>
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      <description>A report to cabinet outlines progress and the future direction for SENDIASS, the service that seeks to offer independent advice and guidance for parents of children and young people with SEND. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 12:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Celebrating ‘Good’ news for children’s services in Birmingham </title>
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      <description>Significant progress in improving the experiences and outcomes of children has resulted in Birmingham children’s services being given a ‘Good’ grade by Ofsted, following a 2023 inspection. </description>
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