North East Association of Directors of Children’s Services (NE ADCS)

North East ADCS is the regional branch supporting Directors of Children’s Services and their senior management teams across the North East. We also work closely with our colleagues in the eight other English regions and with the national office of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services.

Latest News and Blog

Six months in: keeping children at the centre

By Annabel Bates, Corporate Director of Children’s Services Middlesbrough Council The 13 April marked my six-month anniversary as a DCS, as a member of the Middlesbrough team and as a…

Every child deserves a place to call home

by Danielle Swainston, Executive Director of Children and Family Services at Redcar and Cleveland Council Happy New Year! I think I can still say this in the first few weeks…

Turning Challenge into Change: South Tyneside’s Journey to Listen, Learn and Lead

by Stuart Easingwood, Director of Children’s Service, South Tyneside Council. When the stakes are highest, true change begins with listening. In South Tyneside Children’s Services, we have embraced change in…