This month we examine the government's recent changes to immigration policy with a specific focus on social care. As part of this, we look into the problems within the sector that...
Welcome to the March edition of Bridgehead Social Care's monthly news round-up where we analyse the adult social care sector's news coverage over the past 30 days.
Welcome to Bridgehead Education's third monthly news roundup of 2024, that explores and analyses trends in the coverage of "further education" and "apprenticeship(s)" in...
In this interview we sat down with Joanne Austin, 51, who cares for four of her loved ones while also working full time. Here we share her story, her thoughts on current care support options,...
Last month we sat down with Baroness Pitkeathley OBE, founder of Carers UK and co-chair of the Carers All-Party Parliamentary Group, to discuss the recent Carer’s Leave Act coming into force and...
With the Prime Minister's apprenticeship reforms coming into effect this April, Managing Director of Bridgehead Education, William Walter, and Consultant, Ellis Coughlan, sit down with...
We sat down with Wendy Chamberlain MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Work and Pensions, to discuss the Carer's Leave Act, sponsored by Chamberlain, which came into effect on April 6...
This month we sat down with Alison Thewliss, shadow SNP spokesperson for home affairs, and Lia Nici, Conservative MP for Great Grimsby, regarding the ban on care workers’ dependants and the...
This month we sat down with Efua Poku-Amanfo, research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research, to discuss the impacts of the rise in section 114 notices, the outlook for local...
Former Care Minister and current Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Carers, Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP, calls on all parties to commit to developing a new National Carers Strategy...
Ensuring the public's desire for deputies to have an island-wide mandate while simultaneously reducing the number of candidates are not mutually exclusive ambitions, argues William Walter
David Fothergill, deputy chairman of the Local Government Association, sets out his thoughts regarding the outlook for local authority funding of adult social care in 2024 given the rise of...
The Director of Campaigns and Research at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Shazia Ejaz, discusses the urgent need for comprehensive reform in the apprenticeship system, highlighting...
Gavin Edwards, Head of Social Care at UNISON, discusses how the adult social care sector suffered during the pandemic and what lessons can be learnt from the experience.
MBKB's Chief Executive Mark Bremner proposes a series of reforms regarding wages and the flexibility in apprenticeship provision to overcome poor apprenticeship completion rates.
Former Care Minister and current Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Carers, Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP, calls on all parties to commit to developing a new National Carers Strategy...
Bridgehead Social Care managing director, William Walter, interviews Daisy Cooper, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for health and social care, to hear her...
To mark the start of Colleges Week 2024, we interviewed David Hughes CBE, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges. David shares his insights with us about the opportunities and challenges...
We sit down with Peter Aldous MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Further Education and Lifelong Learning to get his take on the key challenges to the FE and skills sector in 2024....
We sat down with Steve Brine MP, Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee, to discuss the impacts of the pandemic on the adult social care sector and the lessons to learn from...
Summary of the findings of a poll of 1,000 unpaid carers across England, focusing on...
A Roundtable Discussion with Peter Aldous MP, Chair of Further Education and...
This report summarises the findings of Creation.co's investigation into the...
A visual representation of adult social care funding in England for the financial...
A roundtable discussion with Peter Aldous MP, Chair, Further Education and Lifelong...
In this, the first in a series of reports, we examine the use and applications of...
The second in a series of reports, we examine the use and applications of social...
In this, the last of three reports, we examine the use and applications of social...
