
2 March 2021
A ‘larger us’ or ‘them and us’?
Neil Crowther, co-convener of the #socialcarefuture movement, offers a personal reflection on the recent ‘valuableandvulnerable’ campaign and suggests that from […]

19 February 2021
Podcast series: ‘Changing it up’ – Ep 5 with Sian Lockwood
We’re following on our podcast series ‘Changing it up’ where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from […]

11 February 2021
Valuable and Vulnerable – we want your help
Everyone is vulnerable and everyone is valuable, but we think this is currently getting forgotten. On the 16th February we […]

5 February 2021
Valuable Stories
Over the past year many people have been shielding from Covid-19. Some people’s doctors told them to shield. Many people […]

14 January 2021
What’s in a day – does Covid offer a once in a generation chance to rethink day support?
For decades people with a learning disability have shouted loud and proud that they want what should be unremarkable from […]

1 December 2020
Thinking back ….and planning ahead………..
It was nearly 12 years ago to the day when Angela Catley and I, with a colleague from Shared Lives […]

30 November 2020
Strengthening local economies and creating choice
In our latest blog Sian Lockwood, Community Catalysts reflects on how, despite Covid, community enterprises have continued to flourish, strengthening […]

19 November 2020
Podcast series: ‘Changing it up’ – Ep 4 with Rita Goodhead, Angela Gault and Natalie Scarlett
We’re following on our podcast series ‘Changing it up’ where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from […]

27 October 2020
The power of small
A few weeks ago, I saw this fascinating chart from Skills for Care and I have to say it blew […]

6 October 2020
Podcast series: ‘Changing it up’ – Ep 3 with Prof Donna Hall
We’re following on our podcast series ‘Changing it up’ where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from […]

8 September 2020
Podcast series: ‘Changing it up’ – Ep 2 with Sarah Bedford
We’re following on our podcast series ‘Changing it up’ where hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from […]

20 August 2020
New podcast series: ‘Changing it up’ – Ep 1 with Pip Cannons
In our new podcast series ‘Changing it up’, hosts Nick Sinclair and Clenton Farquharson chat with people from across the […]