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Vanessa Hodge (2nd from left) and Charley Clark (3rd from right)
Somerset s adults’ services are looking more widely at how they can support social workers when face-to-face training is not an option
Podcasts. A decade ago hardly anyone had heard of them but now more than 7 million in the UK listen to podcasts every week according to Ofcom.
These on-demand audio sessions are easy to listen to while driving, walking the dog or even cooking the evening meal…so why not use them for CPD?
Vanessa Hodge, Adults’ Principal Social Worker (PSW) in Somerset, has done just that as a way of improving the CPD offer during the COVID-19 pandemic when social workers often felt isolated from teammates and colleagues.
So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap, ‘pension freedoms or consultations around ‘value for money , says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).Download
In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.Download
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