[PDF] Top 20 Speech: Nadhim Zahawi: Children and Families Minister address at ADCS conference: 5 July 2019

... inadequate. We are now in a position where 46% of local authorities are good or outstanding, compared to 36% at the end of 2017. It also gives me great pleasure to be able to say a very big thank you to all of you for ... See full document

... looked-after children to have every opportunity to enjoy their childhood and to thrive into ...the children for whom we are the corporate ...these children and young ... See full document

... Of course, success also depends on a confident and empowered workforce, both front line and managerial. A key part of this is National Assessment and Accreditation, which launched in July this year. So far, over ... See full document

... disadvantaged children, we must think about how we can do things differently – including through ...all children the best chance to flourish at school and in later ... See full document

... Many of those projects are already having a positive impact on systems, practice and, most importantly, on outcomes for children. You will have the opportunity to hear from many of those today. But to give just ... See full document

... To begin with, I wanted to say a few words about the workforce. Nadhim will be saying more about this later. But I’m also going to stress my personal commitment to the people who actually deliver the care, on the ... See full document

... our children in line with the whole church vision and mission (Sparkles, eXplore) • Developing and leading our mid-week programme, including Toddlers and ... See full document

... It’s a pleasure to be back in Manchester today, at Tech UK’s first flagship conference on skills and opportunities. And it’s a real honour to GOV.UK uses cookies which are essential for the site to work. We also ... See full document

... why children come to the attention of children’s social care is due to ...their children, their circumstances drive ...with children and families happens in complex multi-agency systems with ... See full document

... Universities Minister, I want to see the sector and the OfS doing all they can to ensure we make higher education in this country more accessible for all. Experimenting with contextual admissions is one part of ... See full document

... In the area of mental health, which is probably one of the biggest issues amongst young people today, colleges are having to do ever increasing work to support their students.. We are al[r] ... See full document

... There are other barriers to recruitment and retention. Last year I told you I had an urgent task - to look at how we can work together to address these barriers – and top of the list is workload. We know that ... See full document

... Sea. Children have been sharing the facts they learnt about their chosen sea creature to the rest of the ...learnt, children used objects to work out sums ... See full document

... And together, all of you can make sure that more provision is judged to be at least good by being clear about what apprentices know, and can already do, before they begin their apprentic[r] ... See full document

... In developing the R&R strategy, teachers told us that they don’t mind working hard when they can see the difference they are making. But their wellbeing is not something that we can take for granted or ignore. Today I’m ... See full document

... Thanks to this government, universities are legally required to improve access – and if you’re an 18 year-old from a disadvantaged background, you’re now more likely to go to university than ever before But improvements ... See full document

... Universities Minister, I want us to give international students the best possible experience of UK higher education and maximise the benefits they bring to institutions, as well as to our own domestic ... See full document

... support children who otherwise would come into care under Section 20 of the Children Act 1989 is unsurprisingly challenging for ...of children diverted from ...Safe Families, the cases should ... See full document

... in children is something we all want to see and each of us here today would acknowledge the vital importance of developing effective communications skills to emotional, social and cognitive ...of Speech and ... See full document

... I also support the administration's efforts to apply a fiduciary standard of conduct to financial service professionals that provide investment advice about securities, regardless of w[r] ... See full document