by Alastair Thompson | Dec 14, 2023 | Being IMPOWER, Education and inclusion
Find out who I’ve nominated as my hero this year… Nominated by Alastair Thompson (Director) and Alex Brookes (Delivery Director) at IMPOWER As Derby City Council’s former Director of Learning, Skills and Education (and now independent consultant)...
by Alastair Thompson | Dec 4, 2023 | Education and inclusion, Local government transformation
The annual programme report highlights how we work with parents, councils, education settings and many other people to deliver frontline change that makes a practical and positive difference to the lives of children and young people with different needs. What a...
by Alastair Thompson | Aug 30, 2023 | Education and inclusion
Working alongside three other partners, IMPOWER will provide support to the Department for Education and the local areas involved – helping to plan, design and test reforms outlined in the Government’s SEND & AP Improvement Plan. The Department for Education...
by Alastair Thompson | Mar 2, 2023 | Being IMPOWER, Local government transformation
Today, the Government’s eagerly awaited follow up to the SEND review: right support, right place, right time and the subsequent consultation has been published. It comes in the form of an ‘Improvement Plan’ which focuses on better enabling mainstream educational...
by Alastair Thompson | Nov 11, 2020 | Education and inclusion
We recently hosted a virtual shared learning event for 10 Directors of Children’s Services and Education, to take stock of the challenges and opportunities in the SEND system, reflect on policy direction and, most importantly, share what is working on the ground. We...
