Our culture

We are proud of our Ofsted rating of outstanding.

Inspectors recognised:

• our healthy culture of child-focused support
• our ambitious senior leadership team
• that children receive the right support at the right time

Read more on the Ofsted website. 

"Bracknell is the best local authority I have worked for. They are genuinely supportive, friendly and caring. I enjoy working with all my colleagues across the service."

"The emotional support throughout this journey has provided space for me to reflect on more challenging experiences, created perspective and practical support planning."

"Since joining my team at Bracknell Forest Council, I have been supported to develop my skills that I have learnt from university and apply it to my practice. The team has provided me with lots of encouragement and guidance to support me to achieve better outcomes for the children I am working with. I am glad that I have had such a positive start to my career, and I feel privileged to be working in a role that is so impactful."

"I love working in Bracknell, love the office environment, love the people. My team are amazing, kind and caring and I couldn’t have wished for a better manager - she’s amazing."

"I have now been working for Bracknell for 29 years, so they must be doing something right!"

"Bracknell promotes your career development, but also strives to enhance staff wellbeing in the workplace. I like that the senior managers are easily accessible and approachable. It is a great local authority to work for."

"I do not live locally and have a long commute but it is worth it when I get here! The team are lovely and Bracknell feels like a supportive place to work."

"I am happy with supervision and find it a platform to reflect, assess and at times off load emotions and the impact of social care on health and wellbeing."