CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Filling in the gaps

By John Cooper | 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 John Cooper | 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 John Cooper | 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 ...

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