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The simple things that matter most…

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  • Monday, June 19, 2023
  • | CYP Now
The varying number of national and regional initiatives, pathfinders and pilots emerging out of the government’s plan to reform the children’s social care system, Stable Homes Built on Love, have occupied many of our regional conversations over the last couple of months.

Amplifying voices

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  • 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.

A year on from the publication of the Care Review…

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  • Monday, June 5, 2023
  • | CYP Now
It's hard to believe it is over a year since the publication of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, a 345-page document that included more than 80 recommendations for change and called for an additional £2.6 billion investment over five years including to reduce the number of children in care, which currently stands at over 82,000.

The importance of permanency and belonging

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  • Friday, May 26, 2023
  • | CYP Now
As we near the end of Foster Care Fortnight I have been reflecting on both the importance of foster carers across the country and also the importance of permanence and belonging for our children in care.

Kids: A sympathetic snapshot of childhood trauma

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  • Monday, May 22, 2023
  • | CYP Now
The new Channel 4 documentary series, Kids, gives a refreshing but complex insight into children's experiences in care. Could these stories help to change the narrative that these teenagers are a burden to society?

Please don’t normalise delay

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  • Monday, May 22, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Earlier this month, three of the consultations associated with the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, and the government’s implementation plans, came to a close.

National, regional, local

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  • Monday, May 15, 2023
  • | CYP Now
I am an advocate of collaborative working in general and a strong supporter of regional working in children’s services in particular.