Last updated: 30 May 2026
Newcastle City Council is the North East's largest urban commissioning authority for children's residential services, working within a regional framework that includes Gateshead, North and South Tyneside, and Northumberland. Newcastle's residential provision includes both in-house and independent-sector homes, and the city's children's services have a strong multi-agency tradition reflecting the North East's tight regional partnerships.
Newcastle employers prize candidates with North East sub-regional working experience, strong multi-agency practice and a good understanding of the Ofsted inspection context that shapes many of the region's providers.
Ofsted-registered children's homes: approximately 220 Ofsted-registered children's homes
Sector vacancy rate: 21%
Together for Children (Sunderland) and regional partnerships are key commissioners, and the North East consistently reports some of England's highest looked-after-children rates per 10,000
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