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The Children Acts; tour de force not tour de France!
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Blogs
- Friday, November 29, 2019 | CYP Now
I was inspired by the powerful insights provided by ADCS President Rachel Dickinson, ADCS past presidents and Vice President Jenny Coles as they looked back at the Children Acts 1989 and 2004. However, their insights also highlight concerns that there is an increasingly large number of disadvantaged children in our country whose rights, which are set out in those acts, are ignored on a daily basis.
Opportunity knocks
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Blogs
- 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.
Please mind the (mental health) gap
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Blogs
- Monday, July 31, 2023 | CYP Now
Cast your mind back to January 2021, the country is in its third and most miserable lockdown, schools are closed to the majority of children again and not even the weather or novelty of a staying home is there to ease the pain. I remember worrying right at the beginning of lockdown just what this would mean for our children’s mental health and sadly it didn’t take long to find out.
‘Go placidly amid the noise and haste’ in 2024…
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Blogs
- Friday, January 19, 2024 | CYP Now
Ok, well if not placidly then go into the new year with pride and confidence.
Dreaming big for Windrush generation
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Blogs
- Monday, June 24, 2024 | CYP Now
I’ve always been a dreamer and I’m unapologetic about this; the optimism within these dreams nourishes me.
Walk a mile in my shoes
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- Monday, June 8, 2020 | CYP Now
I am a bit of a closet Elvis fan and the lockdown has led me to explore the backwaters of my record collection which, in turn, led me to 'The King’s' song ‘Walk A Mile in My Shoes’. This got me thinking…