m fostering, or adoption, is the right permanence option, children are found permanent loving families as quickly as possible. Leaders work with Regional Adoption Agencies to actively remove barriers to children being adopted, including addressing unnecessary bureaucracy in matching and recruiting sufficient adopters from a diverse range of backgrounds. • Leaders support creative and innovative practice that is tenacious in engaging children, young people and families, to avoid scenarios where deprivation of liberty orders are the only reasonable option. Leaders help practice supervisors and practitioners to reflect on the seriousness of deprivation of liberty. They work collaboratively with other agencies, including health, to develop personalised plans to meets the child or young person’s individual needs, and consider how children and young people will experience this severe action, and whether alternatives would better meet their needs. Where deprivation of liberty is the only option, leaders direct practice supervisors and practitioners so appropriate step-down arrangements are in place. • Leaders are ambitious for the outcomes of children in their care and champion their support and access to appropriate education, training, and employment. Virtual School Heads are empowered and supported in their leadership roles to work across children’s social care, and with educational settings, to help improve the attendance and attainment of children and young people in care. Support for care leavers • Leaders commission services to put young people’s voices and needs at the centre of decision making as they transition to adulthood, so effective support is wrapped around those leaving care. Leaders direct services and work with partners so that young people are prepared for 