1. Children’s Services – What Next? A DfE perspective Sarah Lewis Head of Local Area Policy Department for Education 22 June 2011

2. Government to ban use of phrase “Every Child Matters” – August 2010 What you might have heard about us…..

3. Academies, academies, free schools, academies What you might have heard from us…..

4. Quotes from our Ministers  “From reforming child protection to protecting child and adolescent mental health services, from safeguarding the provision of play facilities to enhancing youth services, from supporting Sure Start to improving careers advice for school leavers, your responsibilities are also my priorities – Michael Gove to local government leaders”. November 2010  “In one way or another, child protection and welfare is at beginning and end of everything I do in the Department”. – Tim Loughton, May 2011  “Deprivation should not mean destiny and it is ending that link that lies behind the urgency of our reforms.” – Nick Gibb, January 2011  “Escaping from poverty is not just about income. It is about giving every single the person the chance to make real choices about their future without it being dependent on their background.” – Sarah Teather, November 2010

5. Please do get in touch….. Sarah.lewis@education.gsi.gov.uk 020 7340 7321