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The simple things that matter...

Care Fri, 16 Jun 2023 11:32

The varying number of national and regional initiatives, pathfinders and pilots emerging out of the government’s plan to reform the...

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Amplifying Voices

General Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:43

I write this travelling home from London, having spent the day at the National Panel Reimagining Child Protection conference. It was a...

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"Data are just summaries of...

Care Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:06

Long before I became a Director of Children’s Services, in the annals of history, I studied for a degree in Combined Sciences. In that...

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The importance of permanence and...

Care Fri, 26 May 2023 12:17

As we near the end of Foster Care Fortnight I have been reflecting on both the importance of foster carers across the country and also the...

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Please don’t normalise delay

Care Fri, 19 May 2023 10:11

For my first blog as the chair of the FCYP Policy Committee, I wanted to step back from the long running national debates about reforms to the...

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National, regional, local

Care Fri, 12 May 2023 14:13

I am an advocate of collaborative working in general and a strong supporter of regional working in children’s services in particular. I...

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Time to tackle child poverty

Early Help & Families Fri, 05 May 2023 12:16

One of my main priorities as ADCS President is to put a larger spotlight on the dangerous levels of poverty we see in our society and the direct...

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The year ahead

General Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:08

This is my first blog since becoming ADCS Vice President and so I wanted to start by acknowledging the inspirational leadership the immediate...

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Don't forget our partners

Care Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:27

Like many of us I have been thinking over the last few weeks about our collective and individual responses to the Department for Education...

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A job like no other

Leadership Fri, 14 Apr 2023 10:32

I will be retiring in the summer (I’ve always tried to follow Steve Crocker’s example!) and will be stepping down as Chair of the Greater...

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