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Pupils are returning to school after the summer holidays. Picture: Lucie Carlier

Blogs 9 September 2022

Attending to attendance

Gail Tolley is director of children and young people at Brent Council. Picture: ADCS

Blogs 30 August 2022

The importance of being associated

Foster carers say their allowance does not meet the needs of their child. Picture: Jeanette Teare/Adobe Stock

Blogs 19 August 2022

Cost-of-living crisis is biting families and staff

Helen Lincoln is director of children, families and education at Essex County Council. Picture: Helen Lincoln

Blogs 12 August 2022

Stop, pause, reflect and repeat

Jane Parfrement is chief executive of the Staff College. Picture: Staff College

Blogs 10 August 2022

Finding the next generation of directors of children’s services

Blogs 29 July 2022

The complexity and the cost of running children’s services

John Pearce is director of children and young people in Durham. Picture: Durham County Council

Blogs 22 July 2022

Change, challenges, and chances: Reflecting on the ADCS annual conference

Rachael Wardell is director of children's services at Surrey County Council

Blogs 15 July 2022

The hidden children’s services workforce

Paul Marshall is director of children's services at Manchester City Council. Picture: ADCS

Blogs 27 June 2022

At what point do you stop being an imposter?

Kathryn Boulton is corporate director of children and families for Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. Picture: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

Blogs 17 June 2022

Dare to lead

Sally Rowe is director of children’s services at Walsall Council. Picture: Walsall Council

Blogs 13 June 2022

Standing shoulder to shoulder with kinship families

Matt Dunkley is set to retire from his role at Kent County Council. Picture: Kent County Council

Blogs 31 May 2022

The power of ADCS

Cathy McEvoy-Carr is rector of children, education and skills at Newcastle City Council. Picture: Northumberland County Council

Blogs 26 May 2022

DCS is a role like no other

Jenny Turnross is director of practice at Birmingham’s Children’s Trust. Picture: Birmingham Children's Trust

Blogs 16 May 2022

Social worker recruitment: A game of marginal gains

Alison Noble reflects on the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Picture: Adobe Stock

Blogs 9 May 2022

Two years on: A reflection on the pandemic’s impact on children

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