A "perfect storm" is an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of challenges come together to create something simply extra-ordinary...

You could argue that this is what happened nine years ago to create Education Leeds and today's challenges threaten to overwhelm what we have achieved together over the last nine years with huge budget cuts looming, capital funding disappearing and an increasing difficulty attracting and retaining talented colleagues. However if you look at it more creatively these challenges are really opportunities for talented colleagues with the future of public services hingeing on brilliant leadership, social enterprise, powerful communities, responsibilities alongside rights and civic companies enabling local authorities to champion and commission rather than provide services.
Chris