Standing up for the vulnerable

By Ann McGauran | 25 April 2023

The new leader of England’s directors of children’s services is starting his presidential year at a time of severe pressures on his membership that do not look set to ease off any time soon.

Incoming president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services John Pearce takes over in what he agrees is a ‘very challenging context’ – one that has been that way for a quite a long time.

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