The document celebrates the achievements and contributions of governing bodies. It also looks at what the DfES’s Five-year Strategy for Children and Learners means for school governors and how ...

• Demand is the greatest lever for improvement (as opposed to assuming that all demand is ‘work to be done’) • Cost is in flow (as opposed to activity) • Failure demand is a consequence of work design ...

Figures from the Department of Health show that in the year ending September 2001 an extra 20,740 nurses joined the health service. This figure exceeds the target in the NHS Plan to recruit 20,000 ...

Four areas are to share new funding to build more that 600 homes to the toughest ever environmental standards. The Government says the money will be a big boost for the local councils driving forward ...

Teachers and parents are being supported by the Internet in their efforts to improve reading skills. Tough literacy targets are an essential feature of the drive to improve standards. Estelle Morris, ...

Managers working in local government believe there is a difference in the way that individuals and their organisations judge success. A survey by the Chartered Management Institute has found that ...

Two new reports show that local authorities are transforming themselves in an effort to bring about step changes in efficiency and the services they offer. The reports, “Modern public services: ...

Multi-agency working is an effective, challenging way of supporting children and families with additional needs and securing real improvements in their life outcomes. The Change for Children programme ...

The Guide, which is produced by the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, explains what strategy is, how it works and how it differs in the public compared to the private sector. It was produced to help ...

Publication of a report on performance incentive schemes is the first step in seeking to create a performance culture in the Civil Service. The study team was led by John Makinson, Group Finance ...