ALDCS Children's Innovation and Improvement Summit
The ALDCS Children's Innovation and Improvement Summit was held on Wednesday 3rd February 2021.
The Summit provided a forum to review progress against London’s children’s services priorities and to shape plans for collaborative work and was attended by Council Leaders, Lead Members for Children’s Services, Chief Executives, Directors of Children’s Services, Assistant Directors and Borough Treasurers from across London.
Read our full Summit Delegate Pack here.
Summit slides
Sean Harris: ALDCS Innovation and Improvement overview
Sean Harris is Chief Executive, London Borough of Harrow, Chief Executive Lead Adviser for Children’s Services and Chair London’s Children’s Innovation and Improvement Board.
Safeguarding Young People in London workshop
Florence Kroll: Chair introduction
Florence Kroll is Director of Children Services for Royal Borough Greenwhich and ALDCS Adolsecent Safeguarding Lead.
Sophie Humphreys OBE: Breaking Cycles
Sophie Humphreys is Chair/ Co-founder ofWhatever It takes and Founder of Pause
Tackling Disproportionality and Systemic Racism workshop
Ths single slide deck (pdf version) includes controbutions across all three topics:
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Leadership within Children’s Services (Merlin Joseph, ALDCS Workforce Policy Lead and Strategic Director of Children's Services, Lambeth)
Raising the Game, School and Community Initiatives (Andrea Parker, Lead Head Teacher, Bonneville Primary School, Lambeth)
Embedding an anti-racist culture and mindset within an organisation (Sonia Khan, Head of Policy and Strategic Delivery, Hackney)
Improving Quality, Choice and Cost in Children's Placements workshop
Chris Munday: Improving quality, choice and cost in children’s placements
Chris Munday is Director of Children's Services London Borough of Barnet and ALDCS Finance and Sustainability Lead.
Dr Lisa Holmes Improving quality, choice and cost in children’s placement - research findings and recommendations
Dr Lisa Holmes is Associate Professor, Rees Centre, Oxford University
Videos of the conference and workshops
We are deligthed to provide recordings of our events as below.
Contact Details
ben.byrne@londoncouncils.gov.uk
frank.offer@londoncouncils.gov.uk
matthew.raleigh@londoncouncils.gov.uk