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Holidays, hope and happiness

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  • Friday, September 3, 2021
  • | CYP Now
I am just back from a short camping trip in neighbouring Dorset, not quite the same as a holiday abroad this year but we had a close encounter with a common buzzard to remember.

The power of reconnection

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  • Friday, September 24, 2021
  • | CYP Now
This week saw the first gathering in person of ADCS colleagues for 18 months, when we held our Council of Reference meeting in the reassuringly familiar surroundings of the Midland Hotel in Manchester.

Should working from home be the new normal?

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  • Friday, July 17, 2020
  • | CYP Now
During last week’s 2020 ADCS annual conference, colleagues discussed options about how the children’s workforce could return to the office environment which gave much to think about.

Anyone fancy burnt oven chips?

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  • Wednesday, September 2, 2020
  • | CYP Now
If this pandemic has done one thing, it has allowed us the opportunity to reflect and examine our relationships, collaborations and partnerships in both our personal and professional lives.

ADCS vice president sets out priorities for the year

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  • Tuesday, May 2, 2023
  • | CYP Now
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.

Time to get on the front foot

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  • Monday, June 3, 2024
  • | CYP Now
What’s in a date like the fourth of July? And I’m not talking about Independence Day, the holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence.

Champagne and community early help

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  • Tuesday, July 9, 2024
  • | CYP Now
When the last champagne cork pops, the new government will reflect on quite a challenge. We are trapped in a perfect storm with poverty, homelessness, health, justice, the number of children in care and quality of life all getting worse.

New beginnings

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  • Monday, January 11, 2021
  • | CYP Now
I confess that I love new beginnings - a new day, week, term or of course new year.

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.

Thinking about equity and fairness

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  • Friday, April 9, 2021
  • | CYP Now
I read an interesting and detailed report recently by the Education Policy Institute, along with the Nuffield Foundation, on social mobility and vulnerable learners.

Time for reflection

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  • Monday, April 19, 2021
  • | CYP Now
As spring rolls in and the sun shines brightly, lockdown restrictions are beginning to lift and we move nervously into our new normal, I thought it provided an opportunity for reflection.

A remarkable response

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  • Friday, August 6, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Although it has already been said many times and in many ways, I feel it is important for me to once again acknowledge the remarkable response that we have witnessed right across the public sector and beyond since last year.

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