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Improving Outcomes in Children’s Services through Quality Improvement

21 minute watch

May 2023

Children’s services receive one contact every 4.8 seconds, with a 19% increase in referrals between 2008 and 2020. Steve Walker, the director for the Strengthening Families Protecting Children Programme (SFPC) within Leeds City Council, discusses the importance of working with families to improve the lives of children growing up in Leeds. Through a ‘Family Valued’ approach, he highlights the importance of service users to the design of an effective child support model.

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Working with Residents to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour and Build Safer Communities

25 minute watch

May 2023

The police recorded 1 million incidents of anti-social behaviour in the year ending December 2022. In this video. Marek Witko, Regional Director of Housing at Clarion Housing discusses the benefits of working with residents to tailor Anti-Social Behaviour policies and create a victim centred approach to addressing incidents.

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Improving ESG Credentials to Attract Investor Interest and Stabilise Finances

1 minute watch

May 2023

ESG and sustainability are key drivers for banks and investors. In this video, Donald McKenzie from Metropolitan Thames Valley discusses why businesses should enhance their ESG credentials and how they can do this, using Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing as a case study.

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Developing Effective Council Initiatives to Encourage Zero-Waste Lifestyles

18 minute watch

May 2023

According to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the UK generated 222.2 million tonnes of total waste in 2018. In this video, Andrew Jenkins, Waste Promotions Lead Officer, discusses initiatives and solutions that have been established by Buckinghamshire Council to encourage zero-waste lifestyles and reduce waste in local communities.

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Providing Person-Centred Support to Prevent Tenants from Experiencing Homelessness

23 minute watch

May 2023

According to Hightown Housing Association, only 22-24% of housing association lettings go to homeless households. In this video, David Bogle from HHA discusses how Homes for Cathy works to improve the homelessness housing system through various campaigns and heightened support for tenants.

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Using Survivor Experiences in Modern Slavery to Improve the Services Provided

25 minute watch

May 2023

10,000 people across the UK are victims of modern slavery, according to Government statistics. In this video, Lauren Saunders, Head of Policy and Research at Unseen discusses the importance of working with survivors to develop trauma-centred care for those who have been victims of modern slavery.

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Educating Young People on Sexting and Online Safety

22 minute watch

May 2023

According to The UK Council for Child Internet Safety, the prevalence of children engaging in creating and sharing indecent images of themselves is a growing concern. In this video, Herabans Kaur from The Queen Mary University discusses the action of Spite for Schools, a community project that educates students on the issue and illegality of distributing intimate images through a holistic approach.

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Intersectional Strategies to Drive Improvements in Workplace Equality

18 minute watch

May 2023

According to a 2021 survey by CIPHR, more than a third of UK adults felt they had been subject to discrimination in the workplace or when applying for a job. In this video, Godwin Daudu from AFiUK discusses how the system can be rebuilt and extended to accommodate diversity, with particular emphasis on racial discrimination in the workplace.

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Government Updates

Government Update: The Fraud Strategy

5 minute read

May 2023

Fraud is one of the most common crimes in England and Wales, with cases accounting for more than 40% of all crimes reported. This government update outlines some of the key points in the Fraud Strategy which aims to reduce the number of cases by 10% on 2019 levels before the beginning of 2025.

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Destigmatising Menopause in the Workplace to Create a More Supportive Organisational Culture

16 minute watch

May 2023

To date, more than 2,000 organisations have signed Wellbeing of Women’s Menopause Workplace Pledge. In this video, Jessica Easterbrook, Lead Consultant for Organisational Development at East Sussex County Council discusses the importance of employee data in developing menopause strategies. She further highlights the benefit and normalising talking about menopause in the workplace.

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Delivering Biodiversity Net Gain Through Nature Recovery Strategies

19 minute watch

May 2023

According to the National Biodiversity Network, since 1970, 41% of species have decreased in abundance in the UK. In this video Dr Gemma Jerome discusses the role green infrastructure plays in supporting the climate emergency and the need for nature recovery to be developed in line with the WWF CORE Standards to ensure nature recovery is carried out within the contexts of the local area.

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Improving Staff Mental Wellbeing in Organisational Culture

15 minute watch

Apr 2023

Following the fall-out of Covid-19, wellbeing in the workplace is becoming increasingly important. In this video, Peter Kelly from Mates in Mind addresses the systemic change required within organisational culture to combat poor mental health amongst employees.

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