Supporting schools that are...

ADCS response to the consultation on supporting schools that are not...

In Education & Schools

Holidays, hope, and happiness

I am just back from a short camping trip in neighbouring Dorset, not quite...

In General

An opportunity for improvement

Crisis is an opportunity riding on a dangerous wind – Chinese Proverb...

In General

Community spirit

In these emotional roller coaster times there is a lot to make sense of but...

In General

West Midlands Priorities...

West Midlands Priorities Roadmap

In Improvement

Comment on the use of data in...

Comment on the use of data in children’s social care

In General

Regional Improvement and...

There has long been a strong commitment amongst local authority...

In Improvement

Comment: PAC report on...

ADCS response to the Public Accounts Committee report on children’s...

In General

What’s the purpose of...

What’s the purpose of auditing casework? I have been pondering this for a...

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Reflections on a year in...

To all those colleagues who have worked or are currently working in...

In Inspection & Improvement

Directory of Support - NW ADCS

​NWADCS Directory of Support

In Improvement

Secrets to a good peer...

The secret to a good peer review is a great team. In any review there’s...

In Inspection & Improvement

Getting behind SLI

As in all other regions the North East ADCS group has been investing...

In Inspection & Improvement

Birmingham Children’s Trust:...

I write this on what is my third day outside of the local authority family...

In General

The year ahead…

I want to start the first blog of 2018 by wishing you all a very Happy New...

In General