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No time to lose in implementing review recommendations

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  • Wednesday, June 1, 2022
  • | CYP Now
Last week the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care called for a “radical reset” and the National Review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson said child protection needs to “change fundamentally”.

The power of ADCS

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  • Tuesday, May 31, 2022
  • | CYP Now
This blog was first due a couple of weeks ago, but the small matter of an ILACs inspection diverted my attention.

DCS is a role like no other

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  • Thursday, May 26, 2022
  • | CYP Now
I find myself writing this blog at a strange time – two days before I am due to leave Northumberland County Council to take up the director of children’s services (DCS) role in Newcastle City Council.

Why we can’t turn our back on EdTech

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  • Monday, May 16, 2022
  • | CYP Now
Despite its overwhelmingly devastating impact for many across the world, many moments of connection, progress and collaboration were discovered amongst Covid-related disruption.

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.

The need for early age-appropriate RSE

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  • Friday, April 29, 2022
  • | CYP Now
In my work as programme and training manager for relationships and sex education (RSE) at Coram Life Education charity, I regularly hear from distressed primary school teachers who feel under-equipped to deal with the increasingly urgent issues of misogyny, sexism and sexual harassment in schools.

Save our staff: child ratios

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  • Friday, April 22, 2022
  • | CYP Now
In 2013, then Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) Elizabeth Truss decided to pursue a plan to reduce staff:child ratios.

Girl Q: Tips for tackling racism in schools

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  • Tuesday, April 19, 2022
  • | CYP Now
“I don’t know if I’m going to feel normal again. I don’t know how long it will take to repair my box. But I do know this can't happen to anyone, ever again.” GIRL Q

Plenty on the horizon

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  • Tuesday, April 19, 2022
  • | CYP Now
I am pleased and proud to continue to chair the ADCS Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy Committee.