About
Graham Tilby
Graham Tilby has worked in the field of safeguarding children for over 36 years. Trained as a social worker, he has held a variety of leadership roles across the West Midlands, primarily focusing on quality assurance and service improvement in the context of safeguarding partnership and multi-agency practice.
He has also held national roles as an Ofsted Inspector for Social Care and was the first full-time National Advisor for Safeguarding for the Church of England.
Graham was instrumental in helping Birmingham Children’s Services to achieve a ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted and ensuring effective multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.
Current Activity
Independent Scrutiny
Blackburn with Darwen Safeguarding Children Partnership
May 2026 – present
Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
May 2026 – present
Liverpool Safeguarding Children Partnership
January 2025 - present
Independent Reviews (LSCPR)
Oldham Safeguarding Children Partnership
Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership
March 2026 - present
Independent Evaluation
The Methodist Church
October 2026 - present
Credentials
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Social Work England, Registration Number: SW35833
Association of Child Protection Professionals (AoCPP)
The Association of Safeguarding Professionals (TASP)
British Association of Social Workers (BASW)
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Assistant Director, Safeguarding (Partnership) Birmingham Children’s Trust
September 2019 – October 2024National Safeguarding Advisor Archbishops Council, Church of England
February 2015 – September 2019HMI Social Care Ofsted
January 2014 – February 2015Head of Safeguarding & Review Dudley Children’s Services
October 2001 – December 2013Service Development & Quality Assurance Manager Telford & Wrekin Council
September 1999 – October 2001Social Worker, Senior Practitioner and Deputy Team Manager Sandwell Social Services
October 1990 – September 1999 -
University of Birmingham – November 2005
Postgraduate Certificate (with Distinction) in Advanced Management and Leadership of Local GovernanceUniversity of Warwick – October 1997
Post-Graduate Certificate in Child ProtectionBuckinghamshire College – July 1990
1st Class BSC (Hons) in Sociology & Applied Social Studies and Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW)Peter Symonds College, Winchester – July 1986
A Levels: History (B); Sociology (C)
