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The word 'leadership' spelt out on a wooden letterpress sat on a table

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

New ADCS president sets out stall as government embarks on children’s social care reforms

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Safeguarding reforms at risk from shortage of home education staff, warns ADCS head

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Babies at increased risk of harm due to growing parental needs, say councils

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Mother With Son Trying To Keep Warm By Radiator At Home During Cost Of Living Energy Crisis

Children, Social work leaders

Poverty and homelessness driving demand for children’s social care, directors warn

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Andy Smith, president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services, 2024-25

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Agency social worker numbers coming down in children’s services, says ADCS president

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

DCS turnover rises for third consecutive year on back of high number of interim appointments

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ADCS president for 2024-25, Andy Smith

Children, Choose Social Work, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘The power of social work has shaped who I am’ – ADCS’s new care experienced president

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Children, Social work leaders

Councils face insolvency without rules curbing children’s care costs, warns ADCS head

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John Pearce, ADCS president, 2023-24

Children, Social work leaders

Age assessment demands on social workers must be reduced, says ADCS president

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

DfE should set expectation of face-to-face practice for children’s social workers, say directors

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ADCS president Steve Crocker

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Care review response will start to address mounting social work pressures, says ADCS president

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Fivefold rise in number of social workers hired through agency teams in past year, report directors

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

One in five children’s social work posts vacant in wake of rising stress and workloads, finds research

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