Andy Smith says it is a huge privilege to be an director of children’s services – despite the cha...
A plan for childhood should have a focus on developing the workforce, as well as a national empha...
The number of changes in directors of children’s services (DCS) postholders has reached near reco...
As adult social care directors gather in Bedfordshire this week for the ADASS Spring Seminar the ...
Incoming president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services, Andy Smith, talks to A...
Labour and the Conservatives have been accused of an ‘unwillingness’ to confront the crisis in sp...
Councils are struggling to cope with demand for age assessments of unaccompanied asylum-seeking c...
Council directors have praised the Children’s Homes Association (CHA) for tightening its membersh...
Short-term funding and decision-making does not solve the underlying issues surrounding children’...
After the DfE’s about-turn over its own consultation for councils to end the use of agency social...
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