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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.

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

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  • Monday, August 14, 2023
  • | CYP Now
The privilege of being a member of ADCS, a member of our Council of Reference and the chair of the ADCS Migrant Families Taskforce means that I have access, on your behalf, to senior colleagues in central government departments and on occasion access to experiences that may not usually be available.

Celebrating diversity and making positive change

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  • Monday, October 16, 2023
  • | CYP Now
October marks Black History Month, where countries across the world stop and take the time to recognise and celebrate the considerable achievements and contributions of Black people throughout our history and right up to the present day.

A wonderful rollercoaster of a year

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  • Thursday, March 28, 2024
  • | CYP Now
As my year as ADCS president draws to a close, I’ve spent some time reflecting on what has been the most wonderful, rollercoaster of a year that has flown by and undoubtedly been the highlight of my professional career.

An opportunity for meaningful change

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  • Monday, June 22, 2020
  • | CYP Now
All schools and colleges across the country are now allowed to open more widely to children if they feel able to as lockdown measures are being slowly eased.

First principles of hope and enjoyment

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  • Monday, November 16, 2020
  • | CYP Now
The events of this year have come to affect us all in many ways, especially as we have just entered #Lockdown2, and so I have chosen to focus on resilience.

Hopes for the future

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  • Monday, January 18, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Starting the new year, I’m sure we are all glad to see the back of 2020 but know that 2021 will continue to be a real challenge.

Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall

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  • Tuesday, August 31, 2021
  • | CYP Now
By the time you read this, summer will be on its way out and we’ll be inexorably heading into autumn - when ‘leaves chase warm buses’ and directors of children’s services chase treasury officials to get government to realise that a new financial settlement for children is required in November’s spending review.

Being a pushy parent

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  • Tuesday, February 18, 2020
  • | CYP Now
As I’m sure many of you will have noticed, the highly anticipated Scottish Care Review was finally published last week.

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