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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...
Commenting on a Community Care survey of social workers on training and career...
Rachel Dickinson’s Presidential Address to the 2019 ADCS Annual Conference...
Rachel Dickinson, ADCS President, responds to the publication of a new UN report...
Charlotte Ramsden, Chair of the ADCS Health, Care and Additional Needs Policy...
Barely a day goes by without hearing about another senseless act of violence or...
ADCS DCS Update analysis focussing on the ADCS membership year 1 April 2018 to...
EU Settlement Scheme - Local Authority & Health and Social Care Trust...
Comment on the safeguarding of children missing from care and out of area...
ADCS response to the Public Accounts Committee report on children’s social...
ADCS response to the national evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme...
Update from the Standards, Performance & Inspection Policy Committee for...
The Workforce Development Policy Committee met on 30 November in London to...
The Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy Committee met in London on 28...
Members of the Association’s Resources & Sustainability and the Standards,...
The Workforce Development and Families, Communities & Young People Policy...
The Educational Achievement and the Families, Communities & Young People...
The Educational Achievement and the Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy...
Stuart Gallimore’s Presidential address at the 2018 National Children and...
Comment on statistics on the timeliness of care proceedings in the family court
Rachael Wardell, Chair of the ADCS Workforce Development Policy Committee,...
Update from Standalone Resources & Sustainability meeting - Autumn 2017
Update from standalone meeting of the Standards, Performance & Inspection...
Update from the Educational Achievement and Health, Care & Additional Needs...
Update of an ongoing example of region’s increasingly integrated and...
Speech from Minister of State for Children and Families, Robert Goodwill.
Alison Michalska speech at A country that works for all children session
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 Workforce Development Policy Committee met on 30 November in London to...
The Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy Committee met in London on 28...
Members of the Association’s Resources & Sustainability and the Standards,...
The Workforce Development and Families, Communities & Young People Policy...
The Educational Achievement and the Families, Communities & Young People...
The Educational Achievement and the Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy...
Update from Standalone Resources & Sustainability meeting - Autumn 2017
Update from standalone meeting of the Standards, Performance & Inspection...
Update from the Educational Achievement and Health, Care & Additional Needs...
Update of an ongoing example of region’s increasingly integrated and...
Update and work plan for the Workforce Development Policy Committee
Update and work plan for the Standards, Performance & Inspection Policy...
Update and work plan for the Resources & Sustainability Policy Committee
Update and future plans for the Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy...
Update and future work plan for the Families, Communities & Young People...
Update and future work plans from the Educational Achievement Policy Committee
Families, Communities & Young People and Standards, Performance &...
Update from the Resources & Sustainability Policy Committee for the December...
Update from the Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy Committee for the...
Educational Achievement Policy Committee and Workforce Development Policy...
Update from the Families, Communities & Young People and Workforce...
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
The latest update from the Health, Care and Additional Needs Policy Committee
The latest updates from the Families, Communities & Young People Policy...
Latest update from the Standards, Performance and Inspection 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...
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...
Commenting on a Community Care survey of social workers on training and career...
Rachel Dickinson, ADCS President, responds to the publication of a new UN report...
Charlotte Ramsden, Chair of the ADCS Health, Care and Additional Needs Policy...
Barely a day goes by without hearing about another senseless act of violence or...
Comment on the safeguarding of children missing from care and out of area...
ADCS response to the Public Accounts Committee report on children’s social...
ADCS response to the national evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme...
Comment on statistics on the timeliness of care proceedings in the family court
Rachael Wardell, Chair of the ADCS Workforce Development Policy Committee,...
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) today publishes a...
ADCS President’s opening address National Children and Adult Services...
ADCS President, Alison Michalska, comments on a recent duty placed on local...
Joint statement on an agreement between ADCS and Cafcass which has now been...
ADCS comments on recent price increases for placing children and young people...
ADCS President comments on the benefits of a peer support programme for the...
Comment on outsourcing in children’s services and the recently published...
Our members are clear that independently owned children’s homes and fostering...
Comment on the announcements made on Thursday 14 January by the Secretary of...
Further comment on the series of Prime Ministerial announcements made today
On Thursday 9th July 2015, Alison O’Sullivan, President of the Association of...
Update and future plans for the Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy...
In an increasingly autonomous and diverse education and children’s services...
ADCS DCS Update analysis focussing on the ADCS membership year 1 April 2018 to...
ADCS gathers and records information about changes in post holders of the...
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...
ADCS DCS Update analysis focussing on the ADCS membership year 1 April 2018 to...
Reason has published research governance resources, which have been endorsed by...
The Workforce Development Policy Committee met on 30 November in London to...
This document aims to bring together key proposals in the Conservative and...
ADCS President letter to Secretary of State, Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, May 2015