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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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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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