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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
ADCS issues warning of family crisis to come
By Heather Jameson | 04 December 2020
The Government need to provide a long-term financial settlement for to tackle rising demand for c...
FINANCE
Investing in our future
By Jenny Coles | 25 November 2020
Jenny Coles is president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services Jenny Coles expla...
SOCIAL CARE
Care staff concerns as demand set to peak
By Martin Ford | 18 November 2020
Concerns have been voiced about staffing levels in children’s services as the COVID-19 second wav...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Spinning plates to improve lives
By Ann McGauran | 11 November 2020
Ann McGauran talks to Charlotte Ramsden about the part she’s played in developing a new vision an...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
COVID-19 pressures 'yet to emerge'
By Martin Ford | 09 November 2020
The consequences of the pandemic for the sector may only become apparent in the years to come, th...
SOCIAL CARE
We have proved that councils are the place for social care - ADASS
By Ann McGauran | 06 November 2020
The ‘joining up’ work done by local government during the pandemic has made it clear to Governmen...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Pulling children out of poverty
By Jenny Coles | 06 October 2020
Poverty is not inevitable or ‘someone else’s problem’. President of the ADCS Jenny Coles looks at...
BUSINESS
Directors warn against blanket ban on unregulated accommodation
By Dan Peters | 10 September 2020
Children’s services directors have warned against a blanket ban on placing vulnerable youngsters ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
We must find a way to invest in our future
By Jenny Coles | 19 August 2020
The ‘hidden harms’ to children over the past six months will be uncovered when schools fully open...
WHITEHALL
Government makes exam grades U-turn
By Martin Ford | 18 August 2020
The education secretary has bowed to public pressure and announced students will receive teacher-...
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