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We are going to share ideas and articles here gathered from over a thousand managers and leaders completing "Lead to Succeed" with us, with contributions from our own team of experts, former inspectors and business leaders.
Blog by Richard Mills Currently, there are approximately 100,000 children looked after in alternative care environments in the UK – a sharp increase in the number over the past ten years. Looked after children are predominantly placed in foster care or residential childcare services – sometimes referred to as children’s homes. Children enter the care…
Blog by Richard Mills ‘What’s the best way to learn?’ That’s a bit like asking ‘how long is a piece of string?’ There are so many ways to learn these days and our understanding of the different ways people learn means that the best way to learn depends on the learner, their learning preferences, and…
By. Richard Mills If you think of a good or even great leader, who comes to mind? A politician, businessman or woman, football manager, someone in the military, historical or religious figure, the queen perhaps? Or maybe it is someone you know personally, for instance, a line manager or a colleague? What is it about…
By. Richard Mills Have you ever been bored? There are very few people who can honestly answer no to that question. Our own experiences reveal to us what boredom feels like and that sometimes we resort to less than healthy solutions. Have you ever eaten something to relieve your boredom – even though you know…
After joining Grey Matter Learning through the Government’s Kickstart Scheme, new starter Connor Monaghan will be working as Content Developer, creating on-brand content for GML learners. Working as part of the wider team, Connor’s role will involve liaising with industry experts to create and develop interesting copy so that when learners use GML’s Click platform,…
The Grey Matter Learning & Norwood Case Study Grey Matter Learning customer Norwood is a charity that supports over 2,500 people a year with learning disabilities and autism, as well as vulnerable children and families facing challenges in their lives due to additional educational needs, including mental health or severe wellbeing issues. The charity provides…
At Grey Matter Learning we love feedback and we get lots of it. Whenever we are asked if we could update Click or add a new feature we take note and regularly review this feedback to see where we can improve Click. This month has seen an exciting update in response to some of the…
Skills for Care’s report on ‘The Value of Adult Social Care in England’ re-iterated the importance of social care to our society. As members of the social care sector, we understand that it provides vital care to millions of people in England. There is a joint responsibility between the Government, commissioners, regulators, Local Authorities and…
When you support some of the most vulnerable people in our society it is vital staff training does not just become a box ticking exercise. Training does not exist simply to satisfy the requirements of the CQC, it is fundamental to delivering the best possible social care services because we all have a duty of…
800 dates! Imagine managing a care organisation that has 40 staff and 20 mandatory courses. This means as a manager you will have 800 dates you need to track. Imagine if your organisation policies have more than 20 courses? Grey Matter Learning’s Click platform makes this easier with our new email reminder function, allowing managers…
