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The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) today, publishes...
Commenting on the Court of Appeal Judgement on flexibilities afforded to...
ADCS President Jenny Coles said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has forced all...
Responding to the Department for Education’s Vulnerable Children and Young...
Commenting on the Children’s Commissioner’s reports on the care system, ADCS...
Commenting on Ofsted’s ‘Matching in foster care’ report, Edwina Grant,...
Commenting on the government’s announcement of a Covid Winter Grant Scheme and...
Jenny Coles, ADCS President, said: “Local authorities and their partners...
Commenting on the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme Round 2 Final...
Addressing delegates at the virtual National Children and Adult Services...
Over four million children in the UK live in poverty (many from working...
The concept of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) originated in America over...
ADCS President, Jenny Coles responds to Department for Education’s Vulnerable...
Jenny Coles responds to the LGA report on ‘A child-centred recovery’
Charlotte Ramsden comments on a report by the Parliamentary Taskforce on Kinship...
Jenny Coles responds to the OCC report on the use of unregulated settings
Comment on findings from the DfE’s vulnerable children and young people...
Rachael Wardell comments on the ASYE child and family annual report.
Comment on new Ofsted data on private and voluntary providers of children’s...
Charlotte Ramsden comments on DfE guidance on full opening of schools
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) today, Tuesday 14...
On 1 April I became ADCS President and I feel privileged to be able to represent...
On 1 April I became ADCS President and I feel privileged to be able to represent...
Charlotte Ramsden responds to the OCC report on vulnerable children
Jenny Coles responds to several new government announcements from the weekend.
The Civil Society Strategy (2018) recognises that youth work can have a...
Rachel Dickinson responds to the government consultation on unregulated settings
ADCS response to the JTAI thematic report on child sexual abuse in the family...
Charlotte Ramsden responds to the OCC report on children’s mental health...
Charlotte Ramsden comments on the use of boarding school placements for children...
All behaviour is a form of communication. Children and young people may not...
Resources & Sustainability and the Standards, Performance & Inspection...
Educational Achievement Policy Committee and Health, Care & Additional Needs...
Workforce Development and the Families, Communities & Young People Policy...
On the campaign trail for the general election we’ve heard politicians talking...
Rachel Dickinson comments on the latest government statistics on children looked...
ADCS response to consultation on changes to statutory youth work guidance
Resources & Sustainability and the Standards, Performance & Inspection...
Educational Achievement Policy Committee and Health, Care & Additional Needs...
Workforce Development and the Families, Communities & Young People Policy...
Despite us being one of the richest economies in the world, widening...
EU Settlement Scheme - Local Authority & Health and Social Care Trust...
Update from the Standards, Performance & Inspection Policy Committee for...
The Educational Achievement and the Families, Communities & Young People...
Update of an ongoing example of region’s increasingly integrated and...
This document aims to bring together key proposals in the Conservative and...
Update and future work plans from the Educational Achievement Policy Committee
Changing the Narrative About the Care System: Views from Children and Young...
Latest update from Families, Communities & Young People and Resources &...
Update from the Educational Achievement and Standards, Performance &...
Latest update from the Families, Communities & Young People Policy Committee
Dave Hill, ADCS Vice President 2015-16, talks about the importance of ADCS...
Statutory Guidance on the Roles and Responsibilities of the Director of...
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) today, publishes...
Commenting on the Court of Appeal Judgement on flexibilities afforded to...
ADCS President Jenny Coles said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has forced all...
Responding to the Department for Education’s Vulnerable Children and Young...
Commenting on the Children’s Commissioner’s reports on the care system, ADCS...
Commenting on Ofsted’s ‘Matching in foster care’ report, Edwina Grant,...
Commenting on the government’s announcement of a Covid Winter Grant Scheme and...
Jenny Coles, ADCS President, said: “Local authorities and their partners...
Commenting on the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme Round 2 Final...
Addressing delegates at the virtual National Children and Adult Services...
Over four million children in the UK live in poverty (many from working...
The concept of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) originated in America over...
ADCS President, Jenny Coles responds to Department for Education’s Vulnerable...
Jenny Coles responds to the LGA report on ‘A child-centred recovery’
Charlotte Ramsden comments on a report by the Parliamentary Taskforce on Kinship...
Jenny Coles responds to the OCC report on the use of unregulated settings
Comment on findings from the DfE’s vulnerable children and young people...
Rachael Wardell comments on the ASYE child and family annual report.
Comment on new Ofsted data on private and voluntary providers of children’s...
Charlotte Ramsden comments on DfE guidance on full opening of schools
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) today, Tuesday 14...
On 1 April I became ADCS President and I feel privileged to be able to represent...
On 1 April I became ADCS President and I feel privileged to be able to represent...
Charlotte Ramsden responds to the OCC report on vulnerable children
Jenny Coles responds to several new government announcements from the weekend.
The Civil Society Strategy (2018) recognises that youth work can have a...
Rachel Dickinson responds to the government consultation on unregulated settings
ADCS response to the JTAI thematic report on child sexual abuse in the family...
Charlotte Ramsden responds to the OCC report on children’s mental health...
Charlotte Ramsden comments on the use of boarding school placements for children...
All behaviour is a form of communication. Children and young people may not...
On the campaign trail for the general election we’ve heard politicians talking...
Rachel Dickinson comments on the latest government statistics on children looked...
Jenny Coles comments on allegations of abuse and neglect in custodial settings
Comment on the Secretary of State’s announcement on support for care...
Rachel Dickinson responds to the Education Select Committee’s SEND report
Stuart Gallimore comments on a HMI Prisons and HMI Probation report on youth...
ADCS responds to the APPG report on children missing from out of area placements
Despite us being one of the richest economies in the world, widening...
At the time of writing the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced a...
Comment on research on direct payments for disabled children and young people...
ADCS response to consultation on changes to statutory youth work guidance
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On the campaign trail for the general election we’ve heard politicians talking...
In an increasingly autonomous and diverse education and children’s services...
Rachel Dickinson’s Presidential Address to the 2019 ADCS Annual Conference...
Stuart Gallimore’s Presidential address at the 2018 National Children and...
Speech from Minister of State for Children and Families, Robert Goodwill.
Alison Michalska speech at A country that works for all children session
Dave Hill’s Presidential speech to the National Children and Adult Serviecs...
ADCS President, Alison O’Sullivan’s speech to the 2015 National Children...
Reason has published research governance resources, which have been endorsed by...