
Innovative Practice in Children's Services: West Midlands ADCS Network
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This episode was recorded at the West Midlands ADCS Network, Innovate and Grow Conference and explores some exciting innovations happening across West Midlands region. The episode is packed full of guests, with Hannah and Matt joined by Sandeep Virk and Lizzie White to tell us a bit about the West Midlands ADCS Network and the Innovate and Grow Conference; Jane Dunne and Sophie Carter speaking about problem solving approaches with Coventry and Warwickshire Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC); Jo Minife and Eleanor Hedges discuss how they support parents who have had their children removed at Breathe, Trust, Connect, Birmingham Trust; George Davies and Charlotte Bell from Trees, Shropshire, talk about their work with young people at risk of exploitation; Jude Nash chats about how she is supporting the use of AI in the special educational needs and disabilities field; Jayne Stevens talks to us about parents participation in Telford and Wrekin; Lizzie Jones and Becky Steele from the National House Project, and Chloe and Rey, talk about the Care Leavers National Movement, and finally Mike Hayward from Solihull reflects on the importance of the region coming together to share practice through Innovate and Grow.
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