by Harrie Palmer | Mar 31, 2022 | Education and inclusion
Read Leo Jones’s blog on the new DfE Green paper on SEND. Whilst there is always a degree of understandable scepticism when any new green paper is published, it does feel important to both mark the occasion and finally welcome the publication of the SEND Green...
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 Coralie Cross | Oct 8, 2021 | Education and inclusion
Blogpost written by Coralie Cross, Chair of Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum and a parent of a child with a disability Guest blogpost written by Coralie Cross, Chair of Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum and a parent of a child with a disability. With many local...
by Libby Caulfield | Aug 12, 2021 | Education and inclusion
‘She doesn’t look autistic’ – bias, and what we can do about it Everyone carries unconscious bias to specific stimuli. Certain words conjure up images or ideas for individuals, depending on what they themselves have experienced in their lives. The problem with the...
by Michael Wyatt | Aug 3, 2021 | Being IMPOWER, Education and inclusion
Are you a few years into your career, considering a role at IMPOWER, but anxious about leaving the public sector to become a management consultant? Don’t worry – so was I, and so were many of my colleagues! Something that enables us to work so successfully in...
by Leo Jones | Jul 26, 2021 | Education and inclusion, Local government transformation
The crisis in SEND – 8 challenges that need to be addressed This blog has been adapted from our article originally published in The MJ. Barely a week goes by without another headline about the increase in demand for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and...
