Editions

21 Feb 2025 Editions

What does the social care sector think of the Casey Commission?

This month, we delve into the newly announced Casey Commission into social care. With the sector facing chronic underfunding, workforce shortages, and growing demand, the commission promises a...

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7 Feb 2025 Editions

January's Adult Social Care Political and Media Roundup

Your round-up of the latest Parliamentary developments and top five trending stories dominating adult social care news in the month of January.

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7 Feb 2025 Editions

January's FE & Apprenticeships political and media roundup

Welcome to Bridgehead Education's first monthly media and policy roundup of 2025, where we explore the latest policy news and media coverage that shaped the further education and...

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24 Jan 2025 Editions

Can care tech transform the future of social care?

This month, we examine the deepening crisis in the UK’s adult social care sector. With 131,000 vacancies and over 400,000 people waiting for care, the strain is undeniable. To discuss this...

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10 Jan 2025 Editions

December's Adult Social Care Political and Media Roundup

Your round-up of the latest Parliamentary developments and top five trending stories dominating adult social care news in the month of December.

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3 Jan 2025 Editions

December's FE & Apprenticeships political and media roundup

Welcome to Bridgehead Education's final monthly media and policy roundup of 2024, where we explore the latest news shaping the further education and apprenticeships landscape this...

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21 Dec 2024 Editions

Andrew Rosindell MP on the case for representation for the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories

We sat down with Andrew Rosindell MP, Chairman of the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), to discuss why he believes Parliamentary representation...

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6 Dec 2024 Editions

November's Adult Social Care Political and Media Roundup

In this edition of Bridgehead Social Care's monthly news round-up we examine the adult social care sector's political and media coverage over the past month.

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2 Dec 2024 Editions

FE & Apprenticeships Monthly Political & Media Roundup: November 2024

Welcome to Bridgehead Education's latest monthly media and policy roundup of 2024, where we explore the latest news shaping the further education and apprenticeships landscape this...

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22 Nov 2024 Editions

“Chaos presents opportunities for IFCs” -- US offshore finance expert on Trump’s election victory

With his bold rhetoric on corporate tax cuts, criticism of offshore financial centres, and his criticism of the OECD, what will a second Trump Presidency mean for International Financial...

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15 Nov 2024 Editions

Autumn Budget 2024: Where are we two weeks on?

In this month's edition, we take a closer look at the key announcements made in last month's Budget relating to skills, apprenticeships, and FE. We explore how the headline policies...

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15 Nov 2024 Editions

Robo-care or human touch? Exploring the role of robotics in social care

This month we look at the continued development of robotics in society and ask ourselves: is social care a viable sector for this innovation? As part of this we look at how robotics has already...

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1 Nov 2024 Editions

Adult Social Care Monthly Political and Media Round-Up: October 2024

Your round-up of the latest Parliamentary developments and top five trending stories dominating adult social care news in the month of October.

1 Nov 2024 Editions

Further Education & Apprenticeships Monthly News Round-up: October 2024

Welcome to Bridgehead Education's latest monthly news roundup of 2024, that explores and analyses trends in the coverage of "further education" and "apprenticeship(s)"...

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18 Oct 2024 Editions

Crisis? What crisis? Key lessons for social care leaders in crisis communications

This month we look at the importance of crisis communications in the social care sector. In particular, we touch on the ongoing problems at the CQC, the focus of our last edition, as well as the...

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4 Oct 2024 Editions

AI in FE: A Class Act or Artificial Hype?

In this month's edition, we take a closer look at the role that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could play in further education provision across the UK.

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4 Oct 2024 Editions

"Approach us with an open mind" Guernsey Finance Chief urges Labour Government

Three months on from Labour’s landslide general election victory on 4 July, we sat down with Rupert Pleasant, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance. We discuss how Guernsey positions itself as a...

1 Oct 2024 Editions

Adult Social Care Monthly News Round-Up: September 2024

Welcome to the September 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.