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The importance of determination in children’s social care

2 mins read The ADCS Blog
In preparing for this blog, I re-read Charlotte Ramsden’s final blog as ADCS President from last month, “time to pass the baton”.
Lucy Townsend is director of people at Wiltshire County Council. Picture: Wiltshire County Council
Lucy Townsend is director of people at Wiltshire County Council. Picture: Wiltshire County Council

As someone who enjoys sport it struck a chord - we seem to be on a continual relay these days and it is definitely an endurance race. 

Only last week we saw the publication of the Opportunity for all: strong schools with great teachers for your child schools white paper and the Right support, right Time, right place green paper following the SEND review. We also still await the outcome of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.

So now time to digest and respond to these new policy papers whilst continuing to deliver the day job. Is there any such thing these days? We continue to see high rates of Covid-19 and the disruption this is causing to schools and children and young people. We have increased demand for our services in many areas and are working with partners experiencing similar pressures.

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