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On 11 March 2010, the Cabinet Office Advisor on Third Sector Innovation published a report (The role of the third sector: personalisation of education and learning services) which highlights the third sector’s role in the design and delivery of personalised public services, that is services which are much more responsive and closely attuned to the individual’s need, in contrast to the adoption of a ‘one size fits all’ approach.
The report recognises the role of the third sector in delivering personalised learning opportunities, either in their own right, or in partnership with schools and colleges. It also emphasises the important role the third sector plays in driving forward innovation in this sector, informing, supporting, shaping and stimulating service improvement and redesign.
Recommendations focus on how the government can support third sector organisations to demonstrate the value of their work; how government initiatives could be brought together to make the most of what the third sector has to offer; and how innovation in the third sector can be supported and its full potential realised.
The role of the third sector: personalisation of education and learning Services (PDF)