Majella McCarthy, Director of Children's Services, Stockton on Tees Borough Council As I reflect on the first three months following the launch of our Integrated Front Door- Family Help Point, I feel an overwhelming sense of pride in what has been achieved through collective effort, shared ambition and a genuine commitment to working differently for children and families. For many of us …
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 of January. I hope you all managed to have some chill out time with your loved ones. I had the luxury of being off for two weeks over Christmas and New Year and thoroughly enjoyed it. We had our Standard ILACS …
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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 our journey to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. Following Ofsted’s judgement of ‘Inadequate’ in May 2023, we’ve faced tough questions and even tougher …
‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that.’
- Dr Martin Luther King. Simon Marshall, Chief Executive of Together for Children and Director of Children’s Services at Sunderland City Council, writes... It is 68 years since Dr Martin Luther King first spoke those words and I don’t believe it has ever meant more to the communities we serve, the staff we lead and the profession we have chosen. So, in Black History Month I want to pay tribute …