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The importance of permanence and...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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As we move into spring it’s a time of change and I have the privilege of taking up the ADCS presidency for the next year, following on from the...
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The year that was
Well, that was the year that was, to paraphrase a famous satirical TV programme. And there has been the odd moment during the year when I’ve...
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Valuing social workers and social...
March is here. We’re on the cusp of spring. I can drive to work (and sometimes back home again) in daylight. It must be Social Work Week!
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