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On Tuesday, Trust Board members visited Smethwick Strengthening Families Team. The visit highlighted the strong collaboration between the team and our partners, all working towards the same goal -...

Last week our CEO Emma Taylor attended the annual ADCS conference where all DCSs and Children’s Trust CEOs gathered to hear about latest developments and issues within Children’s Services. We were...

Today, Sandwell Children’s Safeguarding Partnership (SCSP) held its third summit, bringing together representatives from over twenty partner organisations for a day of learning, collaboration and...

Amaan Ghulam has been enjoying his apprenticeship in Business Support for the past 4 months and many of you have probably already met him as he often works on reception at the Wellman...

Today, Sandwell Children’s Safeguarding Partnership (SCSP) held its third summit, bringing together representatives from over twenty partner organisations for a day of learning, collaboration and...

Today we welcome James to the Trust, who joins us for a week of work experience this week! James’s arrival coincided with our new banners being installed outside our office in Oldbury, so here they...

Led by our ED&I Lead Officer, we are continuing to make good progress with our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) strategy. Our Task Group met last week and discussed a number of key...

"It takes a community to raise a child" The theme of this year’s Corporate Parenting Week was ‘It takes a community to raise a child’ and throughout the week we have seen the wider Sandwell family...

We’re getting ready for Corporate Parenting Week, taking place from 9-13 June. This week is a valuable opportunity for partners across Sandwell to reflect on what it means to be a corporate parent...

Through the Families First Programme, the government is embarking on the most significant overhaul of children’s social care in a generation. These reforms aim to shift the system much more towards...

On Wednesday we held our annual Voices Heard event for the children we care for and their carers. It was a great day, filled with fun activities, food and celebrations, and the weather was kind to...

To mark the start of the campaign we joined the One Stop Shop team at Sandwell Council House for a pop-up information stand where we had some great conversations about fostering with members of the...