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SCHOOLS RETURN AND SUMMER CATCHUP PROGRAMME -MAJOR RESOURCE OVERLOOKED Fol l owi ngt heGov er nment ’ sannounc ementy es t er dayt hat al l pupi l swi l l r et ur nt os c hool att hebegi nni ngoft he Aut umnt er m,andt heear l i erannounc ementofanex t endedc at c huppl anf orEngl and’ ss c hool sdur i ngt hes ummer , ar ec r ui t mentt r adebodyhashi ghl i ght edt hel ac kofr es our c epl anni ngandc ol l abor at i onwi t hs uppl yt eac her agenc i es . T ani aBower s ,HeadofPubl i cAf f ai r satTheAs s oc i at i onof Pr of es s i onal St af f i ngCompani es( APSCo)s ay st hatdes pi t ey es t er day ’ sdet ai l edgui danc et her ehasbeenno c l ar i f i c at i onofhowt heex t endeds ummerc at c huppr ogr ammei sgoi ngt owor kandwhoi sgoi ngt odel i v ert he pr ogr amme. “ Ourmember shav emanys uppl yt eac her sonf ur l ough r eadyandwi l l i ngt owor k–t heyc anbepar toft hes ol ut i on butnoone,t husf arhass pok ent ot heeduc at i onr ec r ui t ments ec t or–i t ’ samaj orr es our c et hatt heGov er nment hass i mpl yov er l ook edbot hf ort hec at c huppr ogr amme andt hepl annedSept emberr et ur n. ”

Kat i eRees ,Chai rofAPSCo’ sEduc at i onSec t orGr oupand Managi ngDi r ec t orofSmi l eEduc at i onagr ees : “ Wedon’ thowt hec at c hupandt ut or i ngpr ogr ammesar e goi ngt owor k ,howt heyar egoi ngt ober es our c ed,whet her i twi l l t ak epl ac er emot el yandhowt hei nv es t mentf ort hi si s goi ngt obeal l oc at ed.I nt er msoft her et ur nt os c hool i n Sept ember ,If eel des per at el ys or r yf orHeadT eac her swho hav eamaj orr es our c epl anni ngheadac heont hei rhands . Thes eni orl eader s hi pt eamsi ns c hool shav ehadar eal l y t ought i meandnowhav eamaj orl ogi s i t i c sheadac het o c ont endwi t hi nt er msofget t i ngs c hool sr eadyi nj us tei ght week s .Ac c or di ngt ot hegui danc e,t heywi l l hav et or ev i s i t andupdat eal l oft hei rr i s kas s es s ment s ,i mpl ement‘ s ens i bl eandpr opor t i onat e’ c ont r ol meas ur esandal s oj uggl e s t agger eds t ar t ,f i ni s handbr eakt i mes .Asas ec t orwehav e t heabi l i t yt ohel ps c hool sf i l l t hegapt ogetat t ai nment l ev el sbac kupt os c r at c handwehav epeopl er eadyand av ai l abl et owor k–wec anbepar toft hes ol ut i onbutonl yi f Gov er nmenti nc l udesusi nt hepl anni ngpr oc es s .Wer eal l y needs omej oi nedupt hi nk i ngont hi ss ot hatourc hi l dr en gett heeduc at i ont heyneed–anddes er v e. ” Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSk yPR


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Cul t ur edi ct at eshow wecopewi t h COVI D’ si mpactonourcar eer s Whet herwe’ r emor ec onc er nedwi t hourownc ar eerdev el opmentort hes uc c es soft hec ompanyi sof t endet er mi nedbyourc ul t ur e,r ev eal snewr es ear c hf r om Dur ham Uni v er s i t yBus i nes sSc hool . Res ear c her sYanj unGuan,HongDeng,andXi ny i Zhou i ndi c at edt hatc ul t ur epl ay sak eyr ol ei ns hapi ngt heway peopl eas s es sandc opewi t ht hes t r es sont hei rwor k c aus edbyt heCOVI D19pandemi c . Theyr ev i ewedr es ear c honper s onal c ul t ur al or i ent at i ons , e. g.v al uesandt hi nk i ngs t y l es ,aswel l asnat i onal c ul t ur e andi t si nfl uenc e. Thei rf i ndi ngss howt hati nc ount r i est hatv al uei ndi v i dual i s m –s uc hast heUK,Amer i c aandAus t r al i a–peopl e t endt of or m ani ndependentmi nds ett ogui det hei rbehav i our .Thi swi l l di r ec tt hei rat t ent i ont os t r es s or sc l os el y

r el at edt ot hei rper s onal c ar eerdev el opment ,s uc hasj ob i ns ec ur i t y ,di ffic ul t i esofwor k i ngf r om home,andnew c ar eeroppor t uni t i es .I nc ont r as t ,i nac ol l ec t i v i s t i cc ul t ur e –s uc hasi nJ apanandChi na–peopl e' sat t ent i onmaygo bey ondper s onal c ar eerdev el opmentt oi s s uesr el at edt o wor kgr oups ,or gani s at i ons ,ands oc i al net wor k s . T oc opewi t hs t r es sas s oc i at edwi t hCOVI D19,i ndi v i dual c opi ngs t r at egi eshav eal s obeenf oundt obes hapedby nat i onal c ul t ur e. Forex ampl e,di r ec t l ys ol v i ngt heas s oc i at edpr obl emsar e heav i l yemphas i s edi nAmer i c ans oc i et ywher easac c ommodat i ngandr ec ons i der i ngex i s t i ngpr obl emsar emor e v al uedi nJ apanes es oc i et y . Manypeopl ehav eal s ohadt ous eal t er nat i v eway s– s uc haswor k i ngf r om homeandus i ngonl i nec ommuni c at i on–t oc ar r yonwor k i ng.Peopl ei nc ul t ur est hathav e l owerl ev el sofi nequal i t y ,l i k ei nt heUK,maybeal l owed s omec ont r ol ov ert hei rwor kandl i f e.Fi ndi ngsi ndi c at e t hatast heyar el i k el yt obel es saffec t ed,t hey ’ l l ex per i enc el owers t r es s . Guans ay s :“ I t ’ sal s oi mpor t antt or emembert hat ,i nagl obal i s i ngwor l d,peopl et ak ei nfl uenc esf r om f or ei gnc ul t ur est oo,byac c es s i ngi nt er nat i onal medi aands oon. Thi ss ugges t st hatwe’ r ec apabl eofdev el opi ngmul t i pl e c ul t ur al i dent i t i es ,andt hes ei dent i t i esc anbepr i medand ac t i v at edbyr el ev antc uest ohel pi ndi v i dual sadaptt ot he c hangi ngs i t uat i onal demands . ” Thi sappr oac hhel pst ounder s t andc r os s c ul t ur al di ffer enc esi nc opi ngs t r at egi esandc ar eermanagements t r at egi esundert heCOVI D19pandemi c ,Guans t at es ,and pr ov i desi mpor t antgui danc ef ori ndi v i dual st odev el opa mor efl ex i bl eandadapt i v ewayt oc opewi t ht heemer gi ng c hal l engesi nt hei rc ar eerdev el opment . Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSk yPR


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98. 5% ofvet ssat i sf i edwi t hcompl ai nt medi at i onservi ce TheVet er i nar yCl i entMedi at i onSer v i c e( VCMS) ,del i v er edby Her t f or ds hi r ebas edNoc k ol dsSol i c i t or s ’ al t er nat i v edi s put er es ol ut i on( ADR)t eam,haspubl i s hedi t s2019r epor t ,whi c hr ev eal sar i s ei nawar enes soft hes er v i c e,s uper bf eedbac kand ani nc r eas ei nengagementf r om v et er i nar ypr ac t i c esov ert he pas ty ear . Si nc ei t sl aunc hi n2016,t heVCMS,whi c hi sf undedbyt he Roy al Col l egeofVet er i nar ySur geons( RCVS) ,hashandl ed 5, 477c ompl ai ntr ef er r al sf r om v et er i nar yc l i ent sandpr ac t i c es , wi t hac ur r entr at eofov er400medi at i onspery ear .Awar enes s oft hes er v i c ehasi nc r eas edt ot hepoi ntwher eaf argr eat er per c ent ageofc l i ent sar ec ont ac t i ngt heVCMSdi r ec t l y ,r at her t hant hr oughadi r ec tr ef er r al f r om t heRCVS,s hi ni ngas pot l i ght ont hes er v i c e’ squal i t y ,aut hor i t yandc ont i nueds uc c es si n hel pi ngt obr i ngongoi ngc ompl ai nt st oac l os e. Noc k ol dsenabl edt hes uc c es s f ul c onc l us i onof88perc entof c ompl ai nt smedi at ed,ar i s ef r om 86perc entt hepr ev i ousy ear . Thi si nc r eas eds uc c es st hr ought heus eofNoc k ol ds ’ pr ov en ADRpr oc es snotonl ybear st es t amentt ot hev al ueofmedi at i on s uppor tf orpetowner s ,butal s of ort hos ei nt hev et er i nar ypr of es s i on,whoal r eadyex per i enc et hedai l ypr es s ur esofper f or mi ngt hei rv i t al s er v i c esf orpetowner s ,byr el i ev i ngt hes t r es st hat c omeswi t hr es ol v i ngac ompl ai nt .

Wi t hi nVCMSmedi at i on,79perc entofc ompl ai nt sc onc l uded wi t haf or mal r es ol ut i onands i gnedMedi at i onAgr eement .The r emai nderwer ei nf or mal di s c us s i onwhi c hboughtt hec ompl ai nt t oanend.Ov erhal fofal l r es ol ut i onsagr eedwer enonf i nanc i al : apol ogi es ,qual i t yi mpr ov ementort r ai ni ng,orf ur t herex pl anat i ont oenabl et hec l i entt ounder s t andandac c eptev ent s .The l at t ers ugges t st hatoppor t uni t yex i s t si nc ommuni c at i ont ec hni quest opat i ent s ,i ndi c at i ngt hatempat het i cc ommuni c at i on wi t ht hepetownerheav i l yi nf l uenc est heout c omeofac ompl ai nt .Anec dot al i ns i ghts ugges t st hathowac l i entf eel sabout t hei nt er ac t i onwi t ht hepr ac t i c eorhowt hei rc ompl ai nt si shandl edi sak eyf ac t or ,r at hert hanaf oc usont hec l i ni c al as pec t sof t hec onc er n. Ther epor tf i ndst hatpr ac t i c eengagementi nmedi at i onhasi nc r eas ed,wi t hv et sdec l i ni ngmedi at i oni nonl yni neperc entof VCMSr ef er r al s .Res pons ess ubmi t t edbypr ac t i c ess ugges t t hat ,wher eapr ac t i c ehasdec l i ned,medi at i onhasbeenc ons i der edonac as ebyc as ebas i s . Thef eedbac kf r om pr ac t i c esr egar di ngt heVCMSpr oc es shas beenex c el l ent .Wher ear es ol ut i oni sagr eedt houghmedi at i on, al mos tal l pr ac t i c eswer es at i s f i edorent i r el ys at i s f i edwi t ht he out c ome.Whens ur v ey ed,t hev as tmaj or i t yofpr ac t i c esnot ed t heeas eofc ont ac t i ngt heVCMS,andr ec or dedt hatt heyc ons i der edt hes er v i c ef ai r ,pr oduc t i v e,hel pf ul andef f i c i ent . J enni eJ ones ,HeadofVCMSandPar t neratNoc k ol dsRes ol ut i on,s ai d,“ Ast hegov er nmentc ont i nuest oex pl or et heus eand i mpac tofmedi at i oni npr of es s i onal r egul at i on,t heVCMSwi l l c ont i nuet oi nf or mt hi sex pl or at i onbas edont heear l yus eof medi at i oni nt her es ol ut i onofv et er i nar yc ompl ai nt s .Wel ook f or war dt os har i ngt hes ei ns i ght sandc ont i nui ngt os uppor tt he v et er i nar ypr of es s i ons ,pr ac t i c esandc l i ent sdur i ng2020and bey ond. ” Wi t ht ar get smet ,f eedbac kr ec ei v edandi mpr ov ement smade, 2020i sal r eadys ett obeanot hers uc c es s f ul y earf ort heVCMS. Thi sy ear ,t het eam wi l l ex pl or ehowt hes er v i c ec anenc our age engagementbymor ev et er i nar ypr ac t i c es ,i npar t i c ul ar ,c ons ul t i ngwi t hpr ac t i c esandpr of es s i onal bodi est ounder s t andand addr es sanyongoi ngbar r i er si nc ompl ai nt ss ui t abl ef ormedi at i on. ht t ps : / / www. noc k ol ds . c o. uk / s er v i c es / noc k ol ds r es ol ut i onadr / Rel eas ef r om Noc k ol dsSol i c i t or s


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