Birmingham children's services under takeover threat

The children's services department at Birmingham City Council could be taken over by the Department for Education (DfE), the BBC has learned. The takeover will happen if inspectors from the watchdog, Ofsted, do not see an improvement when they conduct an inspection later this month. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24932313#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa