FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES

Sent on behalf of Tolis Vouyioukas, Corporate Director, Children’s Services Directorate

Dear Colleague,

It is the end of another week of everyone working incredibly hard to keep our children and young people safe during these very challenging times. The extraordinary efforts of our schools and teams across children’s services to take responsibility and act in a measured and calm way are exemplary. Managing to put on a brave face for our kids and dealing with our own fears in the background is not easy, but I am confident everyone has worked out by now that we are far more resilient than we thought we were. Every single day at the school leaders virtual meeting and with my own leadership team, we hear of examples of schools and children’s services staff going the extra mile and being brave. It is both inspiring and moving to hear about these acts of kindness and generosity. Like everyone else, I clapped last night for all key workers and especially for our NHS but I also clapped for every single one of you for being the exceptional school and local authority staff that you are.

Thank you for all that you do and please take good care.

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

‘It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.’
• Irish proverb

Tolis Vouyioukas
Corporate Director
Children’s Services Directorate
Buckinghamshire Council

01296 383 104
tolis.vouyioukas@buckinghamshire.gov.uk