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 Dominic Luscombe | Dec 8, 2023 | Being IMPOWER, Children's social care, Education and inclusion
Find out who I’ve nominated as my hero this year… Kate is an incredible public sector leader who has worked tirelessly to improve outcomes for children and young people in Norfolk and to achieve the recent ‘Good’ Ofsted rating. As part of this, she has...
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 Jeremy Cooper | Nov 27, 2023 | Adult social care, Children's social care, Education and inclusion, Health, Local government transformation
As lead sponsor for the event, find out what we are doing at this year’s National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC). It’s that time of the year again; time for the largest gathering of social care leaders at the National Children and Adult Services...
by Pauline Melvin-Anderson OBE | Nov 22, 2023 | Being IMPOWER, Education and inclusion, Local government transformation
A new way of working that enables me to support the High Needs system across the UK. Until recently, I was Director of Learning, Inclusion and Skills at Derby City Council, leading its High Needs Transformation Programme with IMPOWER. Today, I’m working with IMPOWER...
by Jon Ainger | Sep 28, 2023 | Adult social care, Being IMPOWER, Children's social care, Education and inclusion, Health, Local government transformation
The number of authorities reporting severe pressures has been really striking. The good news is there are proven, well-evidenced approaches which get to the heart of spending. The hot weather in September may have fooled some of us into thinking that the summer hadn’t...
