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Heading Home: lessons in hope, humanity and partnership

Heading Home: lessons in hope, humanity and partnership Reflections from the our 2025 Heading Home Conference (for confidentiality, the names and some identifying details have been changed by Lucy, Heading Home Lead). The Heading Home Conference brought us together at a pivotal moment in our journey to embed reunification as Read more

By Alison Morris, 3 months ago March 26, 2026

ESCC logoConnected Progress is the career development framework for East Sussex County Council’s Children’s Services

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