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A game of marginal gains
I am sure that the West Midlands is no different to any other region, in that recruitment and retention seems to be our number one topic of...
Read MoreTwo years on...
Two years ago I remember sitting in my garden during the spring time of the first lockdown with so many mixed feelings. There was a sense of...
Read MoreBetween the hammer and anvil
As Director of Children’s Services (DCS) for one of the 75 areas eligible for the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme, I am pleased that...
Read MoreNavigating a time of change
Looking outside at the spring sunshine it feels like change is in the air, although as I’m in the North East it’s still a bit chilly. This...
Read MorePlenty on the horizon
I am pleased and proud to continue to chair the ADCS Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy Committee. The committee has a wide remit but an...
Read MoreDetermination
In preparing for this blog, I re-read Charlotte Ramsden’s final blog as ADCS President from last month, “time to pass the baton”. As...
Read MoreReceiving the baton at full pace
By the time that you read this, the machinery of ADCS will have worked its magic and the baton that Charlotte handed over to me in her last blog...
Read MoreTime to pass the baton
As I write this, I can’t believe a whole year as ADCS President has passed so quickly, yet I can’t quite remember life before it. I have felt...
Read MoreSocial work and you!
We’re coming to the end of Social Work Week, with its theme: ‘Social Work and Me’. It’s been great to see social media come alive with...
Read MoreThe political energy of our young...
It’s not often that I feel energised and inspired on a wet Monday night in February, but that was exactly how I was left feeling recently after...
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