We face a real challenge as we all wrestle with the perfect storm we are facing...

What we all need at a time like this is something to believe in; something we can trust about the future, something we can put our faith in as we build the new arrangements for children's services here in Leeds. The real danger is that increasingly colleagues start to believe that things are going to get worse and that all the things that have improved and developed over the last nine and a bit years start to slip away. We all know that the real danger lies in the challenge we face with managing the budget while the new Government frees up schools and rapidly increases the number of Academies but we need to remember that there are as always opportunities for talented, creative colleagues. Always remember that the best way to predict the future is to invent it for yourself!
Chris