ADCS response: Queen’s...

ADCS response to Queen’s Speech 2022

In General

Comment: Mental health of...

Charlotte Ramsden, ADCS President, comments on a survey led by the...

In General

Ambitions for Care Experienced...

Recently I met with Ian Dickson - a retired social worker, Ofsted...

In Care

Never stop caring…

I tend to think of myself as a “glass half full” person (those of you...

In Health

Doing the impossible

I want to start this blog with a quote from Francis of Assisi “Start by...

In Care

The joy of spring

It’s a running joke that the government’s seasons don’t necessarily...

In Health

Access to mental health...

We have made progress over recent years to acknowledge and understand...

In Mental Health

The lost boys and girls –...

I don’t think we have ever worked in a time where uncertainty and...

In Education

The biggest crisis in our...

We are talking about little else at the moment, but I am not talking about...

In General

First principles of hope and...

Welcome to my first ADCS blog since taking up my role as Chair of the South...

In General

Sharing the child’s...

The child’s journey must be at the heart of our system. As system leaders...

In General

Comment: Government...

Government consultation on changes to the National Transfer Scheme

In General

Child Safeguarding...

Child Safeguarding Review Panel’s thematic report on SUDI

In General

Comment: OCC report on CAMHS

Charlotte Ramsden responds to the OCC report on children’s mental...

In General

Belonging

A new year, a new beginning with some clarity politically. This is my first...

In Education