Bold new approaches to public service delivery and government are required, but central government departments are failing to innovate. Senior civil servants should look to local councils and the police to find out how to do innovation. This is the major finding from a report from the Whitehall Innovation Hub.

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In a move to strengthen social work management, the Children’s Workforce Development Council is part funding a national pilot Graduate Recruitment Scheme to help attract high calibre graduates into a career in social work with children and families.

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This report from the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network argues that, more than ever, living and working demand ever higher levels of literacy and self-reliance. It describes three types of social cost stemming from low literacy.

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