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Date:	13 Mar 2010
Address:	http://www.nationalcollege.org.uk/index/childrensservices

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Children's services

DCS provision
- In December 2008 our remit was extended to include training and support for serving and aspiring directors of children's services(DCSs). In addition to a suite of programmes, the provision we are developing in collaboration with our partners incorporates:
- Leadership framework for DCSs
  This framework will pinpoint the key knowledge, skills and behaviours for effective leadership in children's services.
- DCS succession planning initiative
  This initiative aims to build and maintain a pipeline of high quality leaders for children's services.
Resources
- Creating a customer-centric service
  In this 50Lessons video, Kim Bromley-Derry examines the challenges faced when changing to a customer-centric focus and identifies how to win people over to the new culture.
- Children's services: challenges for a new authority
  In this think piece Edwina Grant talks about the challenges faced by children’s services in the first few months since Central Bedfordshire Council came into existence.
More resources for children's services leaders

Professional development
- DCS Leadership Programme
  Register now for the November 2010 cohort of the DCS Leadership Programme for serving directors of children's services (DCSs).
- Mentor Plus scheme
  This scheme aims to provide each newly appointed director of children's services (DCS) with a mentor who is an experienced DCS.
More programmes for children's services leaders
News and events
- Leading across boundaries: a children's perspective
  15 March 2010
  Register now for this online seminar that looks at leading across boundaries in linking leadership across early years, schools, children’s services and other sectors.
More events for children's services leaders