by Zoe Appleton | Jan 11, 2023 | Children's social care
Reflections from four county councils who joined our recent shared learning event On Monday we hosted a virtual shared learning event chaired by Kate Dexter, Assistant Director for Children’s Social Care at Norfolk County Council. We were delighted that four county...
by andyp | Aug 2, 2022 | Adult social care, Children's social care, Health and NHS improvements, High Needs and children's education, Local government transformation
To successfully move to a non-profit model in children’s placements, we need to focus on outcomes. In a report published earlier this year, the Competition and Markets Authority highlighted that there had been a rise in the costs of placements of 29% from 2016 to...
by Olly Swann | Feb 3, 2022 | Children's social care
Olly Swann our Lead Director for Children’s Services, responds to today’s BBC News article: Children in care homes ‘seen as criminals not victims’ This article chimes with our experience implementing our innovative Valuing Care approach with councils...
by Matt Clayton | Jan 21, 2020 | Children's social care
‘We have already achieved better outcomes for some of our young people, and we think this could save us around £4.2m a year.’ Martin Gray, Director of Children’s Services at Stockton Council. Guest blogpost written by Martin Gray, Director of...