16 days of action as part of our commitment to reduce violence against women and children. Great result for the Met from their new software #StopVAWG Kate Dempsey Metropolitan Police bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng…

If you’ve ever thought of fostering, come and talk to us. We’ll help you to support a child. orlo.uk/40ObC

Today marks LGBT+ History Month - As an ally I was proud to watch the flag go up in Havering Council today #loveislove Alison Callan-Day Kate Dempsey

Sat at the Association of London Directors of Children’s Services and London Innovation summit #TogetherforLondonChildren

Association of London DCS’s #Forceforchange #Collaboration #Commissioning London Innovation & Improvement Alliance (LIIA)

PC Heath attended Harris Academy Rainham and delivered Knife Crime inputs to Year 7 8 & 9   The school & students have a very positive relationship with the police. Some great Q&As.   They were left in the knowledge that you cannot carry a knife to protect yourself Havering Council

#ChooseFostering #ChooseHavering

A huge congratulations and thank you to Havering Council Schools - 100% of Havering’s #primary #secondary #special schools are rated Good or Outstanding

#Haveringhtconf2023 - An ambitious curriculum for all - Mary Myatt

With Darren Purdie and Tamsyn at #Haveringhtconf2023 discussing Equality v Equity - Acceptance and celebration not just tolerance

#haveringhtconf2023 Listening to @PennyMallory6 talking about Mental Toughness - The thing that will change everything - Amazing things can happen if you have more mental toughness

Day 2 of the #Haveringhtconf2023 - ‘Leading Together’ - Listening to Caroline Dulon, RD and SHMI for London Ofsted talk about effective curriculum, learning and memory

#Haveringhtconf2023 - Kris Akabusi helping us think about leading change in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. The past is for reference not for residence. Using Aristotle to think about the whole team being greater than the sum of its individual parts' #dreambig

We've extended the deadline of our SEND survey until Monday, 10 April. We’d like to hear the views of parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. orlo.uk/Ny34a

Busy two weeks as I have stepped up to my new role as Statutory Director of Children’s Services Havering Council #ChooseSocialWork #ChooseHavering

Great to see so many colleagues in person at the ALDCS Leadership in Colour Summit #ChooseSocialWork #ChooseHavering #challengeracism #Antiracismtacklingdisproportionality

Listening to findings from Respect Research in Practice about the great work going on in the Respect Domestic Abuse Project in London which we are proud to be involved in MOPAC #ChooseSocialWork #ChooseHavering

AS: Earlier this year, #ADCS24 published a paper called Childhood Matters, it is an urgent call to arms to put children and families at the heart of all national policy decisions... I shared these statistics back in April and I’m doing so again as quite frankly, they are shameful

Three days of thought provoking presentations - Now listening to Andy Smith president of 🌈Updates from ADCS #Feelingoptimistic #Childhoodmatters

Dr. Jill Berry kicking off the #HaveringHTConf2025 ‘Leading Together’