"Services need to be shaped by and responsive to children, young people and families, not designed around professional boundaries." This is one of the five principles underpinning The Children's Plan outlined by Children's Secretary Ed Balls in 2007.
It is easy to think that these statements don't really have anything to do with you, to think that you don't have to worry too much about that as you already have plenty to think about. But the truth is that this statement was part of a path of change that has had, and will continue to have, a profound impact on how professionals in the children and young people sector work.
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