Entries by Sophie Negus

Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire is seeking new Trustees

Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire is seeking new Trustees with specific experience in Human Resources or Fundraising. Following an audit of the Boards skills and experience these knowledge gaps have been identified. Experience can be current or past. Interested parties should read the general Role Descriptor attached.

Annual Snapshot 2022

VIN’s Annual Snapshot can be viewed here. We hope you enjoy its contents. The Snapshot will also be made available at our Annual General Meeting scheduled for the 24th of November 2022 between 6PM and 7.30PM. If you wish to attend, please let us know at info@voluntaryimpact.org.uk. It is undoubtedly still a challenging landscape for […]

The Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF)

West Northamptonshire Council has been awarded 1.3 million pounds over 2 years to support projects under the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF). According to the latest data, 176,000 (or 43%) of households live in Rural Areas within West Northamptonshire and this population is growing. Challenges within this Rural context include an ageing population, lower social […]

Transforming Adult Social Care Provision

North Northamptonshire Council are reviewing how they can deliver their in-house adult social care provider services. They want to improve the services that have been inherited from Northamptonshire County Council, so people who use these services experience better outcomes in the future while also improving working conditions for staff and their ongoing development. They have […]

Launch of the send ranges 0-25 years

West Northamptonshire Council has been working on the development of the SEND Ranges (0-25) over the past 10 months under the leadership of Anne Hayward SEND Consultant to West Northamptonshire. The SEND Ranges have undergone considerable consultation and co-production with parents, services, SENDCOs and those professionals in Health and Social Care and have been trialled […]

The ICB endorses the VCSE Memorandum

On the 20th of October 2022, the Integrated Care Board (or ICB) endorsed and ratified the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the ICS and the VCSE. This follows previous endorsements by both Health and Wellbeing Boards (North and South) in September of 2022. The Memorandum can be viewed here for those who have not seen […]

Local Area Partnerships – The story so far

West Northamptonshire Council begin to build the Local Area Partnership journey as part of the Integrated Care System. Two pioneering Partnerships known as LAPS are being developed in N4 (Northampton) and DSN4 (Towcester). The North are doing likewise in Corby and Kettering. The Slide Deck which can be seen here demonstrates the Operating Model that […]

Emerging Talent Centre Coach

NTFC  Community Trust are looking for a new Emerging Talent Centre Coach. You can find more information here. To apply or for more information, please contact charlene.wardgreef@ntfc.co.uk

State of the Sector Report

Earlier this year we asked VCSE organisations to get fill in our State of the Sector Survey. We have put together our findings into a report which can be found here. The case study appendix can also be found here.