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An opportunity for improvement
Crisis is an opportunity riding on a dangerous wind – Chinese Proverb The past few months have been an incredible test of our resilience,...
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Sharing the child's journey
The child’s journey must be at the heart of our system. As system leaders in children’s services, we know that coproducing, building and...
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Anyone fancy burnt oven chips?
If this pandemic has done one thing, it has allowed us the opportunity to reflect and examine our relationships, collaborations and partnerships...
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Take a deep breath
So, writing this in the middle of August makes me think that in many ways this is the moment for taking a deep gulp of fresh air so that we can...
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Partnership: a renewed common...
ADCS recently published a discussion paper Building a country that works for all children post Covid-19 which highlights both the challenges and...
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Waving not drowning
Blackburn with Darwen has found itself in the media spotlight recently. The high rates of transmission of the virus in the borough have...
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A digital bonanza?
The recent change to guidance for shielded workers, allowing them to return to work in ‘Covid-secure businesses’ from 1st August, made me...
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Leadership in troubled times
One of the lasting impressions left by my leadership development training with the Staff College was the idea of “Leadership in Troubled Times...
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Should working from home be the...
During last week’s 2020 ADCS annual conference, colleagues discussed options about how the children’s workforce could return to the office...
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The power of the ADCS family
We all work through building relationships and deliver services that support children and families. Some of us do this in a more formal way,...
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