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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.

On love, and love after lockdown

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  • Monday, July 6, 2020
  • | CYP Now
The devastating loss of our friend, colleague and ADCS past president Dave Hill had a huge impact on our sector last week, and on the many of us who knew, loved and admired him.

What’s LOVE got to do with it?

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  • Friday, June 26, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Former ADCS president, Dave Hill CBE, died suddenly this week. He was a kind and compassionate man with a big heart who made a huge difference to so many lives.

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.

Many colours of the rainbow

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  • Friday, June 12, 2020
  • | CYP Now
As a student social worker, I came to understand that anti-discriminatory practice was the cornerstone of my social work training that needed to underpin all I did, professionally and personally.

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…

The meaning of tests

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  • Monday, June 1, 2020
  • | CYP Now
On Thursday we were advised that the five tests had been met and that the phased wider opening of schools could commence from 1st June.

Community Spirit

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  • Tuesday, May 19, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Covid-19 has understandably consumed nearly all of our attention over the past couple of months.

ADCS president's virtual inauguration

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  • Tuesday, April 28, 2020
  • | CYP Now
In normal times, Thursday 23 April would have been the day of my Presidential Reception, taking place in the impressive surroundings of the Museum of London.

A message of thanks

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  • Tuesday, April 21, 2020
  • | CYP Now
When I agreed to write a blog for ADCS last year, no one told me that my slot would fall right in the middle of a global pandemic where home-working has become the norm and conference calls the default for us all.

New ways of leading

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  • Thursday, April 9, 2020
  • | CYP Now
As I prepared myself mentally for taking on the role of ADCS vice president, I had no idea even four weeks ago that I would be doing it in a world of virtual reality, online meetings and the knowledge that even a food shop or a daily walk needs to be carefully planned.

Setting our priorities for the year ahead

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  • Friday, April 3, 2020
  • | CYP Now
This week marks my first as ADCS president. It promises to be an interesting and eventful year, more eventful than I realised it would be when I decided to stand for the role at the end of 2018!

Social work in difficult times

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  • Monday, March 23, 2020
  • | CYP Now
In the midst of what has been a very difficult few weeks, Covid-19 promises to impact us all both in our daily working lives and personally over the coming months.

10 years on...

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  • Friday, March 6, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Every child deserves a happy, safe childhood and has a right to the best possible health and wellbeing.

What is education for?

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  • Monday, February 24, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Schools play a vital role in their local areas by widening opportunities for children and families, providing a pathway out of poverty, engaging with children’s services and early help, and serving their local communities.

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.

Moving forward together

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  • Friday, February 7, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Parents Against Child Exploitation (PACE) recently published a piece of research on the experiences of 31 parents and carers whose children have been sexually abused and exploited outside of the home and their experience of the services they came into contact with.

Strengths based leadership

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  • Monday, February 3, 2020
  • | CYP Now
I am writing this blog having recently taken up the role of chair of the ADCS Yorkshire and Humber region.

Belonging

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  • Monday, January 27, 2020
  • | CYP Now
This is my first blog since becoming ADCS Honorary Secretary and there were a number of contenders for what to write about: increasing numbers of children in care, child sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation or the impact on staff of the regulatory world that we work in.

10 year challenge

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  • Monday, January 20, 2020
  • | CYP Now
At the start of the new decade there is always a lot of reflection on what’s gone before as well as looking to the future.

Broken Solutions

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  • Monday, January 13, 2020
  • | CYP Now
I hope you’ve all had a decent Christmas and New Year break. If you are an avid reader of these blogs (and who isn’t?) you’ll have read about Matt Dunkley’s version of a Christmas Carol, Rachel Dickinson’s Christmas wish list and Stuart Gallimore’s reflections on the gifts of Christmas. So, I suppose it should fall to me to talk about new year’s resolutions.

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