The ADCS blog: Leading change through the lens of anti-racist practice

My wife and I spent five days walking the stunning Northumbria costal path from Creswell to Berwick-Upon-Tweed to mark our 25th silver wedding anniversary. Some of you may think there are much better ways to celebrate but believe me, it was very much worth the sore feet and importantly, the time spent walking gave me time to think and reflect…

On Friday 16 May, the day before I went on leave, I was privileged to join regional colleagues at our first Eastern Region Anti-Racist Practice Conference. It was a truly inspirational day, and my heartfelt thanks goes to everyone who attended, contributed and spoke at the conference. The conference brought together children’s services leaders from across the 11 local authorities in the region to celebrate the work that has been done in relation to anti-racism and to focus on the vast amount still to be done. It was also an opportunity for all 11 local authorities to commit to the Eastern region Anti-Racist Practice Pledge, which can be found here, which was just brilliant to see.