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Measuring wellbeing relies on leadership to allow our society's happiness to flourish

01.12.12: Jennifer Wallace, policy manager at Carnegie UK Trust, explores the wellbeing agenda. The concept of ‘wellbeing’ provides us with a path towards addressing many of society’s often complex problems; however, to ensure our...

Making workplaces more supportive environments

01.10.12: Lord Victor Adebowale, chief executive of Turning Point, discusses the Government’s mental health implementation framework. As an employer, the public sector has a major role in tackling stigma and mental health issues. The economic c...

The next generation

01.08.12: Angela Milner, principal officer for Initial Teacher Education at Ofsted, describes the changes being made to the inspection of teacher training. Training the next generation of teachers to ensure they have the skills they need most is esse...

Suspending employees fairly in the public sector

01.06.12: Dave Palmer, solicitor in the employment team at law firm Dundas & Wilson, explains the issues highlighted by a recent Court of Appeal decision. Managing allegations of employee misconduct in the public sector can be a particularly diff...

Keeping people out of debt

01.04.12: Lesley Robinson, debt advice programme director at the Money Advice Service, discusses the progress the organisation has made so far. High quality debt advice can transform the lives of people in financial crisis. It can also result in econ...

Spinning into social value

01.02.12: Dom Potter, director of the Transition Institute, explains the advantages that spin-out companies from the public sector have over alternative providers. Two weeks ago, a Private Members’ Bill called the Public Services (Social Value)...