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A role like no other
I find myself writing this blog at a strange time – two days before I am due to leave Northumberland County Council to take up the Director of...
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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...
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Two 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...
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Between 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...
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Navigating 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...
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Plenty 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...
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Determination
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...
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Receiving 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...
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Time 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...
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Social 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...
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