e can grow up to thrive. The National Framework puts the voices of children, young people and families at the heart of practice, so they can have a say in how they are supported. 1 Children in need, Reporting year 2023 – Explore education statistics – GOV.UK (explore-education- statistics.service.gov.uk) 2 Drivers of activity in children’s social care - GOV.UK (nationalarchives.gov.uk) 4 Central to the National Framework is a belief that the lives of children, young people and families can be different, and that it is the role and responsibility of those who work in and with children’s social care services to hold tight to this belief. Achieving the outcomes of the National Framework will require the determination of the whole workforce to continually improve practice. Having high aspirations for families will not be enough. Everyone needs to ask themselves how those aspirations are shaping their practice and informing the work they do. The Children’s Social Care Dashboard The National Framework will be supported by the Children’s Social Care Dashboard (the Dashboard), which will bring children’s social care data together in one place to understand progress towards the outcomes of the National Framework. The Dashboard will include indicators, which will provide information on what is happening in practice. The initial indicators will be developed from data that is currently available. There are limitations with the existing data and over time the indicators in the Dashboard will evolve as government addresses data gaps and moves towards collecting data that better helps us understand outcomes for children’s social care. The Dashboard will serve as a learning tool, which should enable local authorities to reflect on their own practice over time, as well as to learn best 