This is the first full week back and my diary is as ridiculous as ever, but at least it is based more in Hampshire than London. And this January heralds the last lap of my 18-month "year" as joint president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS). It's been a fascinating privilege to help start the new association. But it's been a long slog.
TUESDAY: There is so much variety in this job. The day ranges from an employment tribunal to the Safeguarding Board, a session with auditors and - because it's January - a failed boiler has shut down a school. Hampshire has 540 self-governing schools and there are excellent relationships between them and the department. But there is nothing like a failed boiler to test relationships.
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