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Local High Needs systems should set a shared ambition

IMPOWER set 10 system ambitions to improve High Needs support for children with SEND, focusing on shared goals and collaboration.

Four insights from supporting local Test and Trace services

IMPOWER worked with councils on Covid-19 response, highlighting the need for local-national collaboration, addressing inequalities, and shared ambition for effective...

Learning from Covid: five questions for the adult social care sector

IMPOWER’s new publication explores the challenges and opportunities from Covid, urging adult social care to “bounce forward” and drive change...

10 DASSs on ‘what next for adult social care?’

IMPOWER interviewed 10 DASSs to explore the future of adult social care, focusing on strategy, demand, finance, workforce, and market...

High Needs Roundtable 2: setting out system ambitions

As uncertainty continues, local partnerships must set system ambitions to support children with SEND as they return to school.

SEND and Covid: challenges and opportunities

Assess the impact on SEND outcomes, manage demand for services proactively, and embrace innovative approaches to support SEND children.

Guest blogpost: Heather Sandy, Lincolnshire CC

Lincolnshire County Council partners with IMPOWER to improve SEND provision, reduce costs, and enhance outcomes for children.

A day in the life of a Manager… Olivia Page

IMPOWER supports professional development, offering opportunities to take on responsibilities and work on specific goals.

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Guest blogpost: Matt Clayton, NE Lincs

Covid-19 forced North East Lincolnshire Council to accelerate online support, using risk stratification for targeted help.

Why future system resilience must be built into recovery plans

Organisational resilience is about recovery speed after crises, not just crisis response, with focus on systems and adaptability.