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Cornwall's New Year surprise
The period since Christmas has been an interesting one for us in Cornwall. On 23 January I received the call from Ofsted informing me that the...
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Let's focus on inclusion
As Lincolnshire has been selected as one of the authorities to receive a joint Ofsted and CQC thematic review of Alternative Provision (AP), I...
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A system built on care, love and...
Whilst away on holiday and having more time to tune into world news, I became acutely aware of the tragedy in Turkey and Syria following the...
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Unlocking the keys to learning
I expect people that know me well are thinking I would use this blog to make some comments around the government response to the Care Review or...
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Looking Forward
As I write this, there has been a huge amount happening in children’s services over the past couple of weeks. I am not going to rehearse the...
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Working together
At the time of writing, ADCS members across the children’s sector will be reflecting on the government’s response to the independent review...
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Learning from experience
As I write this blog, I do so acutely aware the government’s eagerly anticipated response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care...
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Turning the corner on improvement
This year January has been an important month for me working in Norfolk as the outcome of our recent ILACS has been published after our long...
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Trying to remain optimistic!
Does anyone else feel like any downtime we had with our family and friends over the festive period was a long time ago? As I write this in my...
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Resilience and why it matters in...
The start of a new year is always a good time for reflection on what changes we want to make professionally and personally for the year ahead....
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