PARENTING ACADEMY GETS GO AHEAD

Plans have been approved to set up a National Academy for Parenting Practitioners with the aim to develop an international and national hub for the exchange of ideas and learning. It will be operated by a consortium of the Family and Parenting Institute, Parenting UK and Kings College London with a grant of 30m pounds from the DfEE.

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MORE STAFF IN FRONTLINE EDUCATION AND HEALTH

The teaching and medical workforces continued to grow in the past year, but the budget over-runs in some NHS trusts resulted in an overall staff cut.

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By Peter A Hunter Management theories such as Six Sigma and TQM make some contribution to improving performance, but they come and go. An element that is common to most of them is that managers should feel ownership. The author explores the idea of ownership and describes its importance in improving performance.