ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES

Children and families need £12.5bn over three years, says new ADCS president

By Ann McGauran | 22 April 2021

The growing number of children and families who need support 'to thrive, not just survive in the ...

EDUCATION

A sense of hope for the future

20 April 2021

The new president of the ADCS Charlotte Ramsden talks to Ann McGauran about her aim of making thi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Getting to the root of youth violence

By Jenny Coles | 17 March 2021

Jenny Coles urges all parts of the public sector, including Government, to work in a co-ordinated...

FINANCE

Children's services face £824m budget gap

By Martin Ford | 24 February 2021

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said the amount was required just ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Filling in the gaps

By Ann McGauran | 26 January 2021

The Government has launched an independent inquiry into children’s social care in England, amid c...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Don't forget our youth workers

By Jenny Coles | 20 January 2021

Government needs to put as much focus on resourcing the children and young people’s workforce as ...

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...

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