ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Some 5000 secondary schools will today receive resource packs that will help teachers and pupils explore and understand the issues surrounding climate change. The aim is to give young people information and inspiration to understand and debate the issues around climate change, and show how they as individuals and members of a community should respond to it. The pack explains the scientific consensus on the causes and impacts of climate change. It makes it clear that climate change is not solely an environmental issue, but that it is a challenge for the economy, for health, and for our way of life now, and in the decades ahead. It emphasizes that the commitment and enthusiasm of young people will be essential to meeting the challenge.

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SURVEY FINDS LINK BETWEEN COUNCIL PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PERFORMANCE

A survey of the local government workforce revealed a clear link between councils with effective personnel strategies and a high score in the Comprehensive Performance Assessment. The independent survey was commissioned by the Improvement and Development Agency, Local Government Employers and SkillsPlus.

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By Robin RydeLeadership starts with thinking – about problems, about possibilities and about organisational capabilities. But thinking never occurs in a vacuum. Long gone are the days when a chief executive would disappear for weeks with a towel over his or her head, only to reappear to announce ‘the answer’ to the organization. Modern leadership is about shaping the social process of engagement, strategizing and decision-making so that workers can create immeasurable value.

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