At the Higher Education Academy conference in Harrogate (July 2008) a workshop on the Integrated Children's Services in Higher Education (ICSHE) project was run. It was based on one of 6 'Employer Engagement' Projects selected by the HEA with funding from HEFCE for SCs to link with SSCs. Funding was agreed from Dec 2006 and the project ran May 2007-May 2008. Government policy to create a children's workforce with a commitment to work together to improve outcomes for children necessitates a positive response from HE. This session reports the work of the 'Integrated Children's Services in Higher Education' project that has researched current initiatives and developed dialogue with employers. The opportunities and challenges for HEIs in reviewing existing curricula and working with employers to create new programmes at all levels will be explored.
