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New beginnings!
I confess that I love new beginnings - a new day, week, term or of course new year! They are sources of hope, a chance to start afresh, renew...
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What a year!
It’s traditional that the President writes the last ADCS blog of the year. This year has of course not been what we were anticipating,...
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The value of growth mindset and...
Like many of you, I was fortunate to join some of the sessions at the online National Children and Adult Services conference last month. As ever,...
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It may be Black Friday…but roll...
Today is Black Friday! It may feel as though it is so called because “it follows Black Thursday, or it’s at the end of a very bad year”,...
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This week, I had the pleasure of delivering the keynote address at the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies (CVAA) annual conference. The...
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First principles of hope and...
Welcome to my first ADCS blog since taking up my role as Chair of the South West Sector Led Improvement Group. The events of this year have come...
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A conference like no other
The pandemic continues to alter many aspects of our home and working lives. As if to further underline this point, the spiritual home of the...
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Diversity still matters
This is the final ADCS blog-spot in October, when we celebrate Black History Month, so I’d like to return to the subject of racial and ethnic...
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Learning from schools
As someone whose career anchor is teaching, with eight years as a secondary headteacher, one of the joys of the DCS role for me is visiting...
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Give a little bit of yourself
In common with many other directors of children’s services (DCSs), I do a monthly blog as part of a newsletter that goes out to all...
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