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This is my first blog since becoming Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) vice president and so I wanted to start by acknowledging the inspirational leadership the immediate past president, Steve Crocker, brought to role.

Join the London OBC 2023

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Monday, April 24, 2023

| CYP Now

In 2013, I set up the Ofsted Big Conversation #OBC because I was so dismayed at how our relationship had deteriorated with our regulator.

Don't forget our partners

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Monday, April 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Like many of us I have been thinking over the last few weeks about our collective and individual responses to the Department for Education consultation on its implementation strategy for children’s social care, Stable Homes: Built on Love.

A job like no other

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Monday, April 17, 2023

| CYP Now

I will be retiring in the summer (I’ve always tried to follow Steve Crocker’s example!) and will be stepping down as chair of the Greater London Region next month, so this will be my last ADCS blog.

Let's build better partnerships to support children

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Friday, April 14, 2023

| CYP Now

What have we learnt about delivering early intervention that really works for young people?

School refusal: why is it on the rise and what can parents do?

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

| CYP Now

School refusal is on the rise. According to a new report more than 140,000 children in the UK were 'severely absent’ from the classroom last summer. These so-called ‘ghost children’ were out of school more than they were present.

Launching a research trial into Early Talk Boost programme

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Being able to talk and understand words are key skills for young children, enabling them to access all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum (EYFS).

Opportunity knocks

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

| CYP Now

As we move into spring it’s a time of change and I have the privilege of taking up the ADCS presidency for the next year, following on from the formidable Steve Crocker who has left me with very big shoes to fill.

Not everything is countable but early education outcomes are

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

| CYP Now

This week we spoke to a wide community of professionals concerned with evidence, impact, data, and evaluation at the Children and Young People Now conference in London.

The year that was

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Monday, April 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Well, that was the year that was, to paraphrase a famous satirical TV programme.

Valuing social workers and social work

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Monday, March 27, 2023

| CYP Now

March is here. We’re on the cusp of spring. I can drive to work (and sometimes back home again) in daylight. It must be Social Work Week!

Think before you speak: Why the misuse of language is a child protection issue

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Friday, March 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Online child sexual abuse is a growing problem in the UK and around the world.

Tackling online grooming

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Monday, March 20, 2023

| CYP Now

In a world where new technologies are relentlessly evolving, it can be hard to stay up to date.

Without proper investment, the government will drive the early years sector into the ground

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Monday, March 20, 2023

| CYP Now

If the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector was a bus, then Jeremy Hunt has just announced a major expansion in the number of seats on it, but without doing anything to upgrade an engine that was already struggling.

Cornwall's New Year surprise

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Monday, March 20, 2023

| CYP Now

The period since Christmas has been an interesting one for us in Cornwall.

Budget 2023: How government can boost funded childcare take up

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

| CYP Now

Speculation is mounting that Wednesday’s Spring Statement will include an expansion of childcare support.

Ordinary women doing extraordinary things

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Monday, March 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Each year we celebrate International Women’s Day in our own special way.

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When children feel the cost-of-living strain

We must deliver effective youth work for all

Let’s halve school exclusions by the end of the decade

ADCS vice president sets out priorities for the year

Join the London OBC 2023

Don't forget our partners

A job like no other

Let's build better partnerships to support children

School refusal: why is it on the rise and what can parents do?

Launching a research trial into Early Talk Boost programme

Opportunity knocks

Not everything is countable but early education outcomes are

The year that was

Valuing social workers and social work

Think before you speak: Why the misuse of language is a child protection issue

Tackling online grooming

Without proper investment, the government will drive the early years sector into the ground

Cornwall's New Year surprise

Budget 2023: How government can boost funded childcare take up

Ordinary women doing extraordinary things

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