Ross Thompson

Tremendous Saturday in Edinburgh watching Scotland get pretty close!

#EPEC Empowering parents, empowering communities #stockport 6 year celebration event. Absolutely transformational for communities and individuals in stockport on their parenting journey. Very very impressive.

Early Family Help Trailblazer Programme - Goodlives GM

goodlivesgm.co.uk/early-family... this is what we've been up to in Stockport recently

My thoughts from DfE catch up. Family Hubs, family help, early family help, early help, supporting families, start for life. Too many categories, terms, models = confusion. And many in our family hub model still think it's all about response, reaction access to EHA. Fam hubs are about prevention!

Today's family hubs brain teaser - to padel or not to padel. Different services and teams creating their own padel's to co-ordinate their offers with no thinking through how to sustain them, update them, ensure accessibility. Two months after we launch the councils directory of services and groups

What a night under the bramall lane lights! Weren’t at our best first half but damn these boys have got some stones on them ⚔️ what a way to start the weekend! #bskyblades

In England, in the decade after 2010, a total of 859 children’s centres and family hubs were closed, while 940 youth centres shut down - vital services for families and young people, particularly in deprived areas

Children’s minister promises settlement cash for early intervention Extra funding for early intervention in children's social care will feature in the upcoming local go...

www.lgcplus.com/finance/chil... hello! Let's crack on!

@regaresearch.bsky.social there is a fake dude @regarresearch.bsky.social DM ing people (note the double rr). I've reported him. Please also do so

They were superb tonight. Great mix of old and new songs. Their sound is so much fatter and sharp. Just a fun band at the top of their game.

Meetings today in family hubs about how unrelational AI might be in children's services but for universal information exchange and for those that choose to interact that way, a good option. For others, we need the humans!

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Crackdown on profiteering from children's social care in reforms hailed as biggest in a generation But is it the reset needed? A breakdown of government announcement with sector reaction and analysis

basw.co.uk/about-social...

Ministerial announcement broken down here folks

And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.

#JeremyClarkson

A new how: what new types of state capacity do we need? From the polycrisis to the pace of technological change, our old ways of governing are struggling. But a new ‘how’ is taking shape, argues James Plunkett. It combines missions, relational practices…

renewal.org.uk/2024/06/25/a... Nesta's james plunkett really interesting take on a model of mission led local government, not afraid to be relational and radical. Relevant for that reconnection with the identity of public servant and crucial in Stockport's model of Family Hubs networks

I wrote something for ADCS about relational children's services. TLDR: relational institutions need both relational people and relational infrastructure for the people to work in. @jimbaggaley.bsky.social @jamestplunkett.bsky.social might be of interest
www.adcs.org.uk/roses-and-co...

Classic Sunday league today. Heavy pitch. Sweeping rain. New kit a third of the way into season. 94th minute winner for our new number 9. Manchester Rovers Vets FC. 1 game winning streak!

Workshop at #stockportlibraries today. The staff there are thirsty for more of a role in public information, help and support. They are the frontline of public services. But being squeezed and cut and reshaped. But a lifeline for service access in communities.

They should have called this site AFC Twitter

Was at a fantastic workshop on #stockport #familyhubs today delivered by colleagues from the innovation Unit. Once again, coproduction on our network and Bridge model gives us real energy and insight.

Hi. Hope this place is a good one for us social workers