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The time for investing in children is now

2 mins read The ADCS Blog
It’s Wednesday lunchtime as I sit here and write this blog – it’s not just 58 days until Christmas (don’t!) but also the day the Chancellor unveils his spending plans for the budget.

I’m frequently looking at my phone for live updates and emails for any initial analysis from Derby’s Section 151 Officer.

Let’s face it, we’re all hoping this will be a Spending Review that will major on children, young people and families, and have recovery from the pandemic at the core. This is the ideal opportunity for the government to demonstrate its commitment to children which is surely integral to their ‘levelling up’ agenda. ADCS sent in a robust submission to the Spending Review with a focus on addressing the ongoing and future scarring of children and young people from the pandemic, prevention, care and sufficiency of placements, education and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). All these areas are significant and require investment to help the system deal with current and predicted future demand.

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