New (school) year, new start

I like to think the start of the new school year offers an opportunity to renew long forgotten resolutions made several months ago in the throes of optimism. For most people this consists of ‘less of this, or ‘stopping that,, but perhaps it's time to do a bit more for a change.

If your New Year's resolution was making more of a difference, learning new things or getting the most out of your career then look no further than ADCS. You'll have often heard it said that we're a member-led organisation but what does that mean? It means that you can contribute to important national debates and be involved in shaping the Association's position on emerging policy developments such as the mandatory reporting of abuse and neglect, the assessment and accreditation of social workers and a whole raft of education reforms.

All ADCS members are eligible to join one (or more!) of our national policy committees which meet several times each year, most usually in London, but I'm told we're looking to schedule quite a few more meetings in ‘the north, next year.