About succession planning: the national framework

The National College has produced the National Succession Planning Framework for Children’s Services to provide guidance and support for those planning and promoting the initiative. It is supported by a partnership agreement and a succession planning grant. A range of materials are available to support the use of the framework. The regional work has been developed in association with the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) and is being implemented by the director of children’s services (DCS) groups in the regions.

• An introduction to the national framework

  Find out how the framework will help to improve recruitment to senior posts in children’s services

• Creating a strategic overview

  Learn what you need to include in your regional strategy for succession planning

• Establishing the capacity to take action

  Examine how using existing and new networks is the key to an effective plan

• Identifying and managing talent

  Discover how to develop regional programmes to spot and track talented professionals

• Developing and supporting individuals

  Develop options for establishing a programme of support that is tailored to local needs

• Evaluating the strategy and its impact

  Find out how to define and measure the success of the regional strategy and plan