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Two years on: A reflection on the pandemic’s impact on children

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Monday, May 9, 2022

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Two years ago I remember sitting in my garden during the springtime of the first lockdown with so many mixed feelings.

There is not just one pandemic story

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Friday, March 26, 2021

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It doesn’t seem possible that I am writing my last blog as President almost exactly a year since we went into the first “lockdown”.

Put your own oxygen mask on first...

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Friday, July 16, 2021

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For many of us it will have been some time since we heard those words in an airline safety demonstration, but, as we continue to grapple with the pandemic and all it brings, I think it’s a useful phrase to reflect upon.

Summer 2021: Hotter, Wetter, Stormier - Together

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Monday, August 16, 2021

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This summer has been momentous, if for no other reason than the publication of the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The truth about change

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Friday, August 20, 2021

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I’ve recently been thinking about what it’s like to be a social worker, or indeed any other profession within the children’s workforce, in the 21st Century.

On love, and love after lockdown

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Monday, July 6, 2020

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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.

Considering 21st century adoption

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Monday, November 23, 2020

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This week, I had the pleasure of delivering the keynote address at the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies (CVAA) annual conference.

‘Once in a generation opportunity’ - let’s make sure it is!

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Monday, January 25, 2021

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It’s been three years since I wrote my first blog for ADCS, based on Wonder Woman, and whilst I still firmly believe that superheroes exist, my experience from the last three years has taught me that the true heroes are often much closer than you think.