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ADCS response to the Competition and Markets Authority children’s social care...
Comment on the importance of anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice
Charlotte Ramsden, ADCS President, responds to the SEND and AP green paper
Charlotte Ramsden, ADCS President, comments on a survey led by the University of...
Commenting on FOI request findings in relation to referrals to children’s...
Charlotte Ramsden, ADCS President, comments on the OCC report on attendance data
Matt Dunkley, Chair of the ADCS Resources and Sustainability Policy Committee,...
Sara Tough comments on FOI request findings on the use of international...
Charlotte Ramsden, ADCS President, responds to the Levelling Up White Paper
Commenting on the Children’s Commissioner’s report, ADCS Vice President...
Edwina Grant OBE Chair of the ADCS Health, Care and Additional Needs Policy...
Responding to reforms to how local authorities’ school improvement functions...
Comment on child protection and the Secretary of State for Education’s...
Charlotte Ramsden, ADCS President, comments on proposals to create a national...
Charlotte Ramsden comments on the resettlement of Afghan refugees and the work...
Matt Dunkley, Chair of the ADCS Resources and Sustainability Policy Committee,...
“No child must be left behind in recovery as we move “cautiously but...
Commenting on the announcement of a new National Transfer Scheme, ADCS President...
The bite of austerity and the impact of poverty has long been felt in the North...
Today, Thursday 22 April, Association of Directors of Children’s Services,...
During the first few months of the pandemic all of us managed to adapt and...
Commenting on UASC arrivals and age assessments, ADCS Vice President Charlotte...
Due to its unfamiliarity and unpredictability, the pandemic is clearly a...
The latest available statistics, which pre-date the pandemic, show that 4.5...
Commenting on the latest findings of the Department for Education’s Vulnerable...
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...
The bite of austerity and the impact of poverty has long been felt in the North...
Despite us being one of the richest economies in the world, widening...
EU Settlement Scheme - Local Authority & Health and Social Care Trust...
Update of an ongoing example of region’s increasingly integrated and...
Changing the Narrative About the Care System: Views from Children and Young...
Statutory Guidance on the Roles and Responsibilities of the Director of...
Comment on the importance of anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice
Charlotte Ramsden, ADCS President, responds to the SEND and AP green paper
Charlotte Ramsden, ADCS President, comments on a survey led by the University of...
Commenting on FOI request findings in relation to referrals to children’s...
Charlotte Ramsden, ADCS President, comments on the OCC report on attendance data
Matt Dunkley, Chair of the ADCS Resources and Sustainability Policy Committee,...
Sara Tough comments on FOI request findings on the use of international...
Charlotte Ramsden, ADCS President, responds to the Levelling Up White Paper
Commenting on the Children’s Commissioner’s report, ADCS Vice President...
Edwina Grant OBE Chair of the ADCS Health, Care and Additional Needs Policy...
Responding to reforms to how local authorities’ school improvement functions...
Comment on child protection and the Secretary of State for Education’s...
Charlotte Ramsden, ADCS President, comments on proposals to create a national...
Charlotte Ramsden comments on the resettlement of Afghan refugees and the work...
Matt Dunkley, Chair of the ADCS Resources and Sustainability Policy Committee,...
“No child must be left behind in recovery as we move “cautiously but...
Commenting on the announcement of a new National Transfer Scheme, ADCS President...
Today, Thursday 22 April, Association of Directors of Children’s Services,...
During the first few months of the pandemic all of us managed to adapt and...
Commenting on UASC arrivals and age assessments, ADCS Vice President Charlotte...
Due to its unfamiliarity and unpredictability, the pandemic is clearly a...
The latest available statistics, which pre-date the pandemic, show that 4.5...
Commenting on the latest findings of the Department for Education’s Vulnerable...
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.
ADCS response to the Competition and Markets Authority children’s social care...
ADCS response to consultation on changes to statutory youth work guidance
On the campaign trail for the general election we’ve heard politicians talking...
In an increasingly autonomous and diverse education and children’s services...
“No child must be left behind in recovery as we move “cautiously but...
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...