Schools and children’s social work are seeing a rise in the “scale of need” as Renfrewshire households face financial turmoil during the cost-of-living crisis.
The “challenging context” has been outlined in a report introducing the council’s improvement plan for children’s services for the next three years – a document explaining the department’s key priorities, budget position and direction.
The service is responsible for a range of areas including early learning and childcare, primary and secondary education, social work for children and families and other specialist work such as child protection and additional support needs provision.
