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About

Graham Tilby

Graham Tilby has worked in the field of safeguarding children for over 35 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 HMI 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 Scrutineer Liverpool Safeguarding Children Partnership
January 2025 - present

Independent Consultancy and Scrutiny Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership
December 2024 – Present

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Credentials

  • Social Work England, Registration Number: SW35833

    Association of Child Protection Professionals (AoCPP)

    The Association of Safeguarding Professionals (TASP)

    British Association of Social Workers (BASW)

  • Assistant Director, Safeguarding (Partnership) Birmingham Children’s Trust
    September 2019 – October 2024

    National Safeguarding Advisor Archbishops Council, Church of England
    February 2015 – September 2019

    HMI Social Care Ofsted
    January 2014 – February 2015

    Head of Safeguarding & Review Dudley Children’s Services
    October 2001 – December 2013

    Service Development & Quality Assurance Manager Telford & Wrekin Council
    September 1999 – October 2001

    Social 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 Governance

    University of Warwick – October 1997
    Post-Graduate Certificate in Child Protection

    Buckinghamshire 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)

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