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The ‘Every Professional Matters’ report published for the Children’s Services Professional  Network by Aspect, warns that budget constraints for local authorities and variations in the drive towards integrated services threaten professionals identity and expertise.

Another successful AEWM conference came to an interesting end on Wednesday lunch time as the Government announced the invitations to schools to consider a  move to Academy status.

Delegates gave the conference an overall value of “excellent” and the Hallmark Hotel in Handforth near Wilmslow provided an outstanding welcome with exceptional accommodation and food.  Some thought was given to breaking our existing protocol by returning to this first rate venue again for a second consecutive year in 2011.

The programme included the following presentations:-

Following his opening welcome to us as Director of Childrens Services Stockport, Andrew Webb spoke to us about “helping us to help schools” , with particular reference to the Common Assessment  Framework

David Moore a  retired HMI with particular interest in attendance and behaviour, spoke to us about his recent work in local authorities looking at CME and  EHE

Sue Gregory, a former senior manager in Childrens Services  reminded us  about the importance of Doing the simple things better

John Chowcat General Secretary for Aspect spoke on the theme of Looking towards the future.

President

Jennie Clark,  Education Welfare Service Manager for Bromley was inducted as President of the Association for Education Welfare Management AEWM at the Annual General Meeting held in Manchester on 24th May 2010.

Membership.

Membership of AEWM costs £58 pa, but we have an arrangement with ASPECT (www.aspect.org.uk) that membership of ASPECT brings free membership of AEWM. ASPECT  is a Trade Union in addition to being a Professional Association and is actively seeking membership from all who work in Children’s services.

An application form for AEWM is available on the website under the JOIN button.

However if you would like to try before you buy, we would like to offer you a warm invitation to attend the next regional meeting in your area to receive information and make contact with other similar professionals.