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Learning from experience

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  • Monday, February 6, 2023
    • | CYP Now
As I write this blog, I do so acutely aware the government’s eagerly anticipated response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care has been published and may prove a more interesting read.

ADCS president: Time to tackle child poverty

    Blogs
  • Tuesday, May 9, 2023
    • | CYP Now
One of my main priorities as ADCS president is to put a larger spotlight on the dangerous levels of poverty we see in our society and the direct impact this has on children’s outcomes.

Amplifying voices

    Blogs
  • Monday, June 12, 2023
    • | CYP Now
I write this travelling home from London, having spent the day at the National Panel Reimagining Child Protection conference.

How do we achieve an inclusive education system?

    Blogs
  • Monday, June 26, 2023
    • | CYP Now
As we come to the end of another academic year, I thought it was timely to focus on one of my priorities for my presidential year; to set out our ambition for an inclusive education system that enables all children to fulfil their potential.

Building a workforce for the future

    Blogs
  • Monday, November 20, 2023
    • | CYP Now
I was recruited as one of 16 international social workers arriving from Southern Africa in 2003. What is striking are the parallels of 20 years ago and now. Key issues for international social workers remain such as arriving in teams that are struggling with recruitment and retention issues and high caseloads whilst being expected to hit the ground running within weeks of arriving.

Closer to home

    Blogs
  • Monday, December 11, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Having spent an enjoyable and thoughtful few days at the NCASC conference in Bournemouth last week, I have been reflecting on the workshop session on implementing learning from the National Panel’s reports on supporting children and young people with disabilities and complex health needs that I had the pleasure of chairing.

Early childhood matters

    Blogs
  • Monday, May 13, 2024
    • | CYP Now
It’s been quite a week! My youngest child has finally dropped her school uniform in the laundry bin for the last time with only a few GCSEs between her and her plans for a long, lazy summer; and my second oldest has pressed ‘submit’ on her final year psychology dissertation.

The language of hope

    Blogs
  • Monday, April 29, 2024
    • | CYP Now
Having had the privilege of reading many insightful blogs from influential leaders in the sector over the years, as a recently Elected Director on the Board of Directors for ADCS, I find myself both honoured and slightly apprehensive now it is my turn to contribute. So, here we go…

Reflections on special educational needs provision

    Blogs
  • Monday, May 20, 2024
    • | CYP Now
Despite no longer being a serving director of children’s services, I still get to keep involved through my work with the ADCS Associates’ Network and I wanted to reflect on how inclusive practices have changed since I first started out as a teacher.

Leaders of steel

    Blogs
  • Monday, March 7, 2022
    • | CYP Now
It’s a sobering realisation to know that I started to learn some of the fundamentals of economics in the heady time of the 1980s!

A hammer and anvil analogy for early help

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  • Friday, April 29, 2022
    • | CYP Now
As director of children’s services (DCS) for one of the 75 areas eligible for the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme, I am pleased that the importance of the first 1001 days is being supported in a whole family systems approach.

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