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What a year!

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  • Friday, December 18, 2020
    • | CYP Now
It’s traditional that the President writes the last ADCS blog of the year. This year has of course not been what we were anticipating, predicting or indeed ‘traditional’ and certainly not what Rachel would have been thinking about when she wrote her blog this time last year.

It may be Black Friday…but roll on the Happy Mondays!

    Blogs
  • Friday, November 27, 2020
    • | CYP Now
Today is Black Friday! It may feel as though it is so called because “it follows Black Thursday, or it’s at the end of a very bad year”, but the day after Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday, is the busiest shopping day of the year.

Considering 21st century adoption

    Blogs
  • Monday, November 23, 2020
    • | CYP Now
This week, I had the pleasure of delivering the keynote address at the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies (CVAA) annual conference.

First principles of hope and enjoyment

    Blogs
  • Monday, November 16, 2020
    • | CYP Now
The events of this year have come to affect us all in many ways, especially as we have just entered #Lockdown2, and so I have chosen to focus on resilience.

Give a little bit of yourself

    Blogs
  • Monday, October 19, 2020
    • | CYP Now
In common with many other directors of children’s services (DCSs), I do a monthly blog as part of a newsletter that goes out to all children’s services employees in my local authority.

Additions to our toolkit

    Blogs
  • Tuesday, October 13, 2020
    • | CYP Now
I am sure we all agree that we are currently living in unprecedented times, impacting on our vulnerable families, children, and young people possibly more than any other group of people.

What a difference a year makes

    Blogs
  • Thursday, October 1, 2020
    • | CYP Now
Who could have foreseen the change the pandemic has wrought, in our working lives and at home and how the relationship between the two has been altered so much?

What do we mean by recovery? 

    Blogs
  • Thursday, September 24, 2020
    • | CYP Now
As a professional community we have been regularly sharing our experiences of making difficult decisions in extraordinary times.

Anyone fancy burnt oven chips?

    Blogs
  • Wednesday, September 2, 2020
    • | CYP Now
If this pandemic has done one thing, it has allowed us the opportunity to reflect and examine our relationships, collaborations and partnerships in both our personal and professional lives.

Take a deep breath

    Blogs
  • Friday, August 21, 2020
    • | CYP Now
So, writing this in the middle of August makes me think that in many ways this is the moment for taking a deep gulp of fresh air so that we can be prepared for whatever might happen next…

Partnership: a renewed common purpose!

    Blogs
  • Friday, August 14, 2020
    • | CYP Now
ADCS recently published a discussion paper Building a country that works for all children post Covid-19 which highlights both the challenges and opportunities the pandemic has created for children, families and the services they rely on.

Waving not drowning

    Blogs
  • Monday, August 10, 2020
    • | CYP Now
Blackburn with Darwen (BwD) has found itself in the media spotlight recently.

A digital bonanza?

    Blogs
  • Friday, July 31, 2020
    • | CYP Now
I would like to begin this blog by paying tribute to Dave Hill who was my predecessor as director of children’s services in Essex, and a tough act to follow!

Leadership in troubled times

    Blogs
  • Friday, July 24, 2020
    • | CYP Now
One of the lasting impressions left by my leadership development training with the Staff College was the idea of “Leadership in Troubled Times – from the swamp to the high ground”. This seems even more relevant now in the most volatile and uncertain of times.

Should working from home be the new normal?

    Blogs
  • Friday, July 17, 2020
    • | CYP Now
During last week’s 2020 ADCS annual conference, colleagues discussed options about how the children’s workforce could return to the office environment which gave much to think about.

On love, and love after lockdown

    Blogs
  • Monday, July 6, 2020
    • | CYP Now
The devastating loss of our friend, colleague and ADCS past president Dave Hill had a huge impact on our sector last week, and on the many of us who knew, loved and admired him.

What’s LOVE got to do with it?

    Blogs
  • Friday, June 26, 2020
    • | CYP Now
Former ADCS president, Dave Hill CBE, died suddenly this week. He was a kind and compassionate man with a big heart who made a huge difference to so many lives.

An opportunity for meaningful change

    Blogs
  • Monday, June 22, 2020
    • | CYP Now
All schools and colleges across the country are now allowed to open more widely to children if they feel able to as lockdown measures are being slowly eased.

Many colours of the rainbow

    Blogs
  • Friday, June 12, 2020
    • | CYP Now
As a student social worker, I came to understand that anti-discriminatory practice was the cornerstone of my social work training that needed to underpin all I did, professionally and personally.

Walk a mile in my shoes

    Blogs
  • Monday, June 8, 2020
    • | CYP Now
I am a bit of a closet Elvis fan and the lockdown has led me to explore the backwaters of my record collection which, in turn, led me to 'The King’s' song ‘Walk A Mile in My Shoes’. This got me thinking…

The meaning of tests

    Blogs
  • Monday, June 1, 2020
    • | CYP Now
On Thursday we were advised that the five tests had been met and that the phased wider opening of schools could commence from 1st June.

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