Speaking to CYP Now, Alison Michalska, who officially takes over from current president Dave Hill on 1 April, said that one of her priorities for the coming year is to "mobilise knowledge", so that all local authorities understand how to achieve the best outcomes.
She specifically wants to make progress on how learning from the Department for Education's innovation programme is disseminated.
Initially announced by children's minister Edward Timpson in October 2013, £100m was set aside for projects in the first two years. It is worth a further £200m for the four-year period 2016 to 2020.
"There has been lots of intervention money," Michalska said.
"Some projects have been good, while others haven't worked, but we have got to get that learning out so local authorities know what they need to be investing in."
"What do we need to be investing in, not just through little pockets, but what do we roll out wholescale?"
In January 2016, then Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announced funding of £20m to establish a new "What Works Centre" for children's social care, with the aim of making sure social workers across the country are able to learn from the very best examples of frontline social work.
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