This is my first blog since being elected as ADCS vice president and it’s a huge honour to take on the role supporting Steve Crocker in his presidential year. There is a big agenda to tackle, and Steve set out the ADCS position and priorities clearly in his excellent inaugural presidential speech.
Underpinning everything is the impact of endemic poverty, the pandemic and the cost of living crisis on the daily lived experience of our children and families which must be addressed through national policy.
Steve’s call for us as a society to prioritise our children and young people is critical but it requires a joined-up policy agenda with clear accountability at the heart of government. We cannot achieve our ambitions for children unless this is put in place urgently with outcomes for children and young people central to ‘levelling up’ plans.
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