It’s certainly a busy time in the world of children’s services and there was a packed agenda for delegates to engage with over the three days. Some of the conference highlights included sessions from the children’s commissioner, Dame Rachel De Souza, Amanda Pritchard, chief executive NHS England, and Amanda Spielman, HMCI of Ofsted.
The conference opened with speeches from ADCS president Steve Crocker, ADASS president Sarah McClinton and LGA chairman Cllr James Jamieson.
Steve used his speech to highlight some of the challenges we face such as rising child poverty, the disproportionate impact of the pandemic upon children and young people and the workforce sufficiency challenges local authorities are increasingly experiencing.
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