This is the first time that the charity has been assessed for the award. The assessment involved 4Children submitting a portfolio of work, alongside on-site visits by an Investors in People assessor. The charity has been committed to Investors in People for over ten years and has been informally working towards achieving the standard over this period of time.

The Investors in People is the national standard which send out a level of good practice for training and development of people to achieve business goals. The standard is based on four key principles:
• Commitment: Commitment to invest in people to achieve business goals
• Planning: Planning how skills, individuals and teams are to be developed to achieve these goals
• Action Taking: Action to develop and use necessary skills in a well defined and continuing programme directly tied to business objectives
• Evaluating: Evaluating outcomes of training and development for individuals’ progress towards goals, the value achieved and future needs.

Jane Heath 4Children’s assessor commented, “4Children embodies the spirit of Investors in People as an organisation. The positive culture of the organisation and their commitment is to be commended, as is their extensive range of good practice”

Chief Executive Anne Longfield said ‘The award is great news for the organisation. It is a testament to all the hard work and commitment from all our staff. 4Children takes its responsibility to both staff and quality development very seriously and is delighted that the organisation is being recognised for all that it has achieved.

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