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Guest blogpost: “We are already achieving real impact for children and young people through Valuing Care”

Guest blogpost: “We are already achieving real impact for…

Guest blogpost written by Tracey Bowman, Access to Resources Manager at Norfolk County Council.Along with four other local authorities, Norfolk County Council is using Valuing Care to improve the lives of children and young people, and increase the value provided by placements and support.

by Tracey Bowman - March 25, 2019

A plea to councils: put behaviour change at the heart of transformation

A plea to councils: put behaviour change at the heart of…

I joined the LGA’s ‘Behaviour Change’ conference this week. I was there to share our impact in Ealing through the Better Lives programme, and in particular how applied behavioural science has led to a massive 39% reduction in referrals from the front door to adult social care teams.

by David Colbear - March 14, 2019

Challenging local authorities to promote LGBT fostering

Challenging local authorities to promote LGBT fostering

LGBT History Month is an ideal time to reflect on a number of issues that still disproportionately affect people in the LGBT community. One area very worthy of attention is fostering.

by Samantha Jury-Dada - February 26, 2019

Primed to perform: remembering why you get out of bed in the morning and come to work

Primed to perform: remembering why you get out of bed in the…

IMPOWER’s focus on the delivery of measurable and sustainable change means we spend a lot of our time helping our clients to improve the performance of their own staff.

by Jon Ainger - February 18, 2019

Why more needs to be done to understand the cross-cutting drivers of demand

Why more needs to be done to understand the cross-cutting…

In a time of growing demand and diminishing resources, it is time to widen the lens in order to better understand and manage demand.

by Olivia Bryan - February 8, 2019

Guest blogpost: Getting it right for our children – Valuing Care in Oxfordshire

Guest blogpost: Getting it right for our children –…

'It is helping us guarantee that the children in our care have every opportunity to thrive and succeed.'

by Sarah Duerden - February 6, 2019

Crisis in high needs funding – a symptom of the fractured education system

Crisis in high needs funding – a symptom of the fractured…

Funding isn’t keeping up with demand pressures, but neither is national policy

by Leo Jones - February 1, 2019

Variation in children’s social care: let’s learn from the best councils

Variation in children’s social care: let’s learn from…

Our response to the NAO's report exploring pressures on children’s social care

by Olly Swann - January 23, 2019

Tackling off-rolling by schools is welcome – but the problem is wider than that

Tackling off-rolling by schools is welcome – but the…

The number of children being electively educated at home is rising, and they are hidden from view: Ofsted should get involved

by Leo Jones - January 22, 2019

IMPOWER and clients named as finalists in 3 categories of 2019 MCA Awards

IMPOWER and clients named as finalists in 3 categories of…

IMPOWER and two of our clients have been shortlisted for work on Valuing Care, adult social care and outcome productivity

by Martin Cresswell - January 21, 2019

Central government failure for SEND

Central government failure for SEND

Nobody would argue against the additional £250 million granted to councils this week to relieve budget pressures in High Needs funding….

by Olly Swann - December 19, 2018

IMPOWER’s Heroes of Christmas: 12 December

IMPOWER’s Heroes of Christmas: 12 December

Our alternative advent calendar celebrates the people or teams who have inspired us this year Dr. Krish Kandiah is the…

by Jeremy Cooper - December 12, 2018

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