Firms being less strict about degree award when hiring, study shows
Fewer firms are asking graduates to gain at least a 2:1 in their degree in order to be considered for a job. New research suggests that employers are increasingly turning
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Consultation: Reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect (Home Office)
This consultation sets out the government’s programme of reform to provide better outcomes for vulnerable children. It seeks views on the possible introduction of one of 2 additional statutory measures:
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Webwatch: Launch of Measures for Person Centred Coordinated Care
The first free and openly-available comprehensive data resource for international measures relating to patient experience and person centred care has been launched, providing a ‘one-stop’ website for commissioners, health managers,
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Case Study: Social work degree helps Sussex student to give young disabled adults a voice
“Having to learn on your feet how to communicate with someone who is non-verbal and can’t sign is a real challenge,” says Zoe Joyce, a 34-year-old mature student, who graduated
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Engage: After this miserable and divisive campaign, we need to talk about immigration
Britain has voted to leave the European Union. The weeks and months of highly spirited and at times rancorous political campaigning have shown just how deep the fissures that run
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8 reasons why you may be ready for a new direction
Sometimes the need for a career change pops up at very short notice and rather surprises us. Sometimes our need for a career change lingers for a long time, rumbling
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Resource: Stepping up to the place: The key to successful health and social care integration
A tool kit of resources to help local health and care leaders move further and faster on achieving their vision of integration will today be unveiled at the Local Government
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Engage: A perfect storm – the coming health and social care crisis for older people
The wrecking of fishing vessel Andrea Gail, immortalised in the film The Perfect Storm, was the result of ignorance of the nature and severity of the developing crisis, combined with
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Report: Supporting young people in care – ‘Better by Design: a report for Achieving for Children’
The Department for Education have published an evaluation of a programme for young people with challenging behaviours in the care system. ‘Better by Design: a report for Achieving for Children’
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Report: Changes To Social Work In 3 London Boroughs – ‘Focus on Practice’
‘Focus on Practice’ seeks to bring greater coherence and confidence to social work practice through processes based on ‘systems thinking’. This evaluation finds widespread enthusiasm for the training and programme;
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