The Aspect Group of Prospect is the only professional association and trade union exclusively representing professionals working in children's services. These professionals play a vital role in shaping and influencing the lives of millions of children and young people.

Over recent years membership has nearly doubled and Aspect now represents 4,000 professionals working in the field.

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Time for a U-turn on childcare ratios
Early years professionals in Prospect union will continue to press the coalition to back down on their plans to change staff-child ratios when they meet Department for Education officials.
Co-operation, not coercion, for school inspections
Co-operation, not coercion, for school inspections
Aspect Group Annual conference programme
The Aspect Group’s 2012 high point will be the union’s annual conference event on Saturday 10 November in Manchester. The overarching theme of the conference is Can all schools be good?
Local Government Pensions: Union recommends acceptance
Prospect is recommending reluctant acceptance of the government’s final proposed changes to the Local Government Pensions Scheme.

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Improvement Magazine

Improvement

The Winter 2013 issue of Improvement magazine is out now.

Aspect members get the print version free in the post but it is now available as a pdf to download.

Download the PDF, or read it online.

  • Core skills or creativity?: Gove’s baccalaureate bid has sharpened an old controversy
  • Whistle while you work: Roger Kline wants stronger protection for whistleblowers
  • Inspection - a powerful force for good: Aspect Group conference report + interview with Leslie Manasseh
  • Tower of Babel: David Smith on the unexpected value of a foreign language

Redundancy & Restructure

These are turbulent times with massive cuts in spending across local government threatening services, jobs and pay terms and conditions.

Aspect has produced a short guide for members and local representatives on responding to redundancies and restructuring in local government, as well as a FAQ dealing with issues related to redundancy and restructuring.

It is especially important that Aspect representatives locally (supported by regional officials) engage with the consultation process.

If a redundancy is announced in your local authority, please ensure your regional official knows about it. You can contact them via aspect@prospect.org.uk or by calling 01226 383428.

You can find out more here.

Aspect Scotland

Aspect – in consultation with its Scottish members and with the Association of Educational Development and Improvement Professionals in Scotland (AEDIPS) – has developed a set of standards for educational development and improvement professionals in Scotland.

Aspect's Scotland Council Member, Tommy Doherty, said "These standards are designed to reflect the current and changing roles and responsibilities of those working in educational development and improvement."

"The standards are supported by guidance notes. Six dimensions are identified which reflect the working practices of educational improvement professionals."

Read more and download the standards.

Bespoke CPD Courses for Scotland

Aspect Scotland has been in extensive discussions with Scottish authorities and organisations to ensure that it can deliver an effective CPD programme for Scotland's professionals based on a clear identification of Scottish needs. Read more here