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As I prepared to write this, I reminded myself that today is World Suicide Prevention Day. A day set aside by several groups, including...

I’ve recently been thinking about what it’s like to be a social worker, or indeed any other profession within the children’s workforce,...

Updated governmental guidance of relevance to Children's Services will be listed via this page.

Amongst all the guidance relating to supporting the roadmap to recovery in the midst of the pandemic there is always the question of what...

Last update Wednesday 15th July

The DfE yesterday (5th May) produced a range of materials in relation to the support of remote education during the COVID-19 Outbreak

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As Leaders of West Midlands Children’s Services, we are appalled by the killing of George Floyd. It served as a stark example of the...

In the first week of June the Commissioning Network held a virtual meeting. The main outcomes of the meeting were Price uplifts - task...