Reflections from ADCS 19
I share my reflections on the recent Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) Annual Conference.
July 15, 2019
I share my reflections on the recent Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) Annual Conference.
Our Top 10 ranking of councils in relation to high needs has today been published by The MJ.
Martin Gray is Director of Children’s Services at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has recently signed up with IMPOWER…
Time and again over the past five years, children’s social workers have told me that the insufficiency of children and young people’s mental health support is a crippling factor preventing them getting the best outcomes.
Our aim is to develop an understanding of value for money that is not simply a matter of cost, but a balance of cost, quality and outcomes that best serves the child’s needs.
It was recently reported that the number of EHCPs in England rose 33% between 2015 and 2018, but this figure doesn’t capture the whole story.
We have released a new specialist module of the IMPOWER INDEX, which takes an in-depth look at the provision of services for pupils and students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), under the high needs funding system.
Today we are delighted to launch a short report and video highlighting the impacts of our Valuing Care programme so far.
The Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield announced last week that she was calling for a review into support for female gang members in each local authority area. The highlighting of women and girls involved in crime is timely.
