The independent think-tank, the New Local Government Network, today launches a survey designed to measure variations in public opinion across the UK on a range of issues affecting the quality of ...

People who undertake voluntary work in the UK or overseas are failing to market the skills they gain to employers. According to research from the Chartered Management Institute and Voluntary Service ...

A panel was set up in the Strategy Unit in 2001 to distil the experience of pilot trials for potential policy changes. This report summarises the findings of the panel. The recommendations add up to a ...

Following successful piloting, councils are being invited to subscribe to the LetsHelpYou website which allows tenants to find more affordable accommodation in the private rental sector. The council ...

The NHS is upgrading NHSNet, the network that connects 4000 sites, including hospitals and GP surgeries, with Broadband connections. The upgrade will cost 45 million pounds and be carried out by Cable ...

The article is published in Organisational Excellence and produced by the Best Practice Club January 2000. Copies are available free of charge by e-mailing [email protected] Â with the ...

Organisations in the public and private sectors are responding to new challenges by adopting new ways of working which are believed to create more stress for workers. Research carried out by Corporate ...

“The Skills Plus centre at Ashford Gateway has proved really popular and numbers of adults attending regularly to improve their skills have exceeded our expectations. I believe the Gateway concept ...

Reviews the fifteen years since the publication of his book, ‘The Learning Organization’. Examines the extent to which the concepts of ‘organizational learning’ and the ‘learning organization’ have ...

A group of local authorities in north-west England have been nominated for a prestigious award for organising a series of reverse e-auctions to keep down the costs of procuring goods and services for ...

Local government unions are calling for a pay rise at least in line with the rate of inflation. UNISON, GMB and UNITE also want additional increases for lower paid workers. Their claim comes as local ...

Six Midlands local authorities have joined a community learning charity to share good practice between extended schools. The partnership has been established by ContinYou, which provides a range of ...