Most of you reading this piece are more likely to answer yes to the first and third question rather than the second and fourth. I often use these as an ice-breaker when I am speaking to audiences as an illustration that most of us leading these services are not necessarily attuned to the lives of the children and young people we serve.
So here, I am going to reflect on six years of leadership in children's services: those areas which I believe have had a positive impact; those with more negative or unintended consequences; and finally, the key principles, behaviours and actions to take forward and protect in a time of significant turbulence and change.
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