If you've ever walked around an education department, or the children and young people's division of your social services department, you have probably pondered two things. First of all: just how many different teams and services there are. And second: just what do they all do?
Children and young people's services are certainly complex. Everywhere you go they are organised differently, with 101 different service names and interrelationships. And working out who does what can take some time.
But, after seven years in Southend, I really thought I was getting there. I used to think I had quite a good overview of what most of my colleagues in other services did. I say used to, because now I'm not so sure.
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