Based on what we know about Josh MacAlister, I think we can safely say there are a number of areas/orgs/people that will avoid any scrutiny under his #carereview.
Here's a few we can pretty much guarantee will escape any challenge (add your own!):
Here's a few we can pretty much guarantee will escape any challenge (add your own!):
The most obvious is Frontline, an organisation MacAlister founded with support from Michael Gove and acted as CEO until last year. Now the self-professed largest social work charity in England, and the largest social work qualifying programme in the country. No chance of scrutiny
Chief Social Worker, Isabelle Trowler, who was appointed by Gove in the same announcement as Frontline's initial funding & has been in the role almost a decade. Trowler helped design Frontline & has been a major supporter of MacAlister within the DfE. Expect no scrutiny.
What Works for Children's Social Care. MacAlister was involved in setting up the organisation, and Trowler acted as founding Trustee. Oh and MacAlister signed a contract for the Care Review that obligated him to work with them. So no scrutiny going to be aimed that way obviously.
Former Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield. MacAlister previously acted as an advisor to Anne Longfield and many connected to him and the Care Review currently working with her now on Commission on Young Lives. Zero scrutiny expected.
Current Children’s Commissioner Rachel De Souza, former director at Ambition Institute where MacAlister’s husband was CEO. MacAlister has also worked closely with De Souza throughout the review process. No scrutiny expected…
Teach First, who received 10 Department for Education contracts in 2021 alone, worth hundreds of millions. But MacAlister is a Teach First Ambassador and owes his career to the Teach First model, so will definitely not be calling out the funding going that way.
The innovation funding model, instead of, you know, funding services properly. Frontline has done well out of innovation programme funds, as have other organisations in MacAlister’s network, like Coram, TACT, Catch22, Barnardo’s, Pause. Expect minimal scrutiny there.
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