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IMPOWER’s Heroes of 2023: 19 December

IMPOWER’s Heroes of 2023: 19 December

by Samantha Woodcock | Dec 19, 2023 | Being IMPOWER, Education and inclusion

Find out who I’ve nominated as my heroes this year… Specialist Education Services (SES) in Suffolk work tirelessly to keep children and young people with SEND or other needs in suitable education, no matter their circumstances. This early intervention...
IMPOWER’s Heroes of 2023: 14 December

IMPOWER’s Heroes of 2023: 14 December

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)...
IMPOWER’s Heroes of 2023: 8 December

IMPOWER’s Heroes of 2023: 8 December

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...
Reflections about the High Hopes for High Needs programme

Reflections about the High Hopes for High Needs programme

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...
Elevating ambitions through co-production at NCASC 2023

Elevating ambitions through co-production at NCASC 2023

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...
From Derby to IMPOWER – my transition

From Derby to IMPOWER – my transition

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...
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