by Olly Swann | Feb 3, 2022 | Children's social care
Olly Swann our Lead Director for Children’s Services, responds to today’s BBC News article: Children in care homes ‘seen as criminals not victims’ This article chimes with our experience implementing our innovative Valuing Care approach with councils...
by Jeremy Cooper | Dec 2, 2021 | Adult social care, Children's social care, Education and inclusion, Health, Local government transformation
The big difference is this adult social care reform white paper references 35 different pots of money. People at the Heart of Care: Adult Social Care Reform white paper, was published yesterday. It contains 35 references to pots of money in the social care white...
by Olly Swann | Mar 23, 2021 | Children's social care, Education and inclusion
We asked Chief Executives and Directors of Children’s Services what ‘improvement’ really means for the sector Hot on the heels of our High Needs session, last week we had the pleasure of hosting an online event looking at all things children’s services...
by Olly Swann | Feb 2, 2021 | Children's social care
This year more so than ever, it feels important to shine the brightest of lights on Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. This week is Children’s Mental Health Week, and more so than ever it feels important to shine the brightest of lights on it. The Covid...
by IMPOWER | Jan 6, 2021 | Being IMPOWER, Children's social care
Dame Christine Lenehan, Director of the Council for Disabled Children at the National Children’s Bureau, has joined IMPOWER as an advisor. Christine has spent the last 40 years advocating for disabled children, young people and their families. After beginning...
by Sandra Ositelu | Dec 15, 2020 | Children's social care, Education and inclusion
Bullying has increased by 25% in the last 12 months – it is time to grasp the complexity of the issue National Anti-Bullying Week, which took place recently aims to raise awareness of the impact that bullying has on children and young people. This year, the...
