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David Pearson

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Sir David Charles Pearson, CBE, is a British social care administrator and former social worker. He has chaired the UK government's Social Care Sector COVID-19 Support Taskforce since 2020. Early life and education David Charles Pearson was born in Gravesend, Kent. His father was a bank manager. He attended a nearby grammar school, where he was head boy and played cricket and rugby. He left with A-Levels in English and History. He credits the experiences of caring for his mentally grandmother as spurring him on to work with disadvantaged people. After finishing school, he spent a year as a community service volunteer at an intermediate treatment centre for young offenders in Corby, Northamptonshire. In 1978 took up a place to study applied social studies at Nottingham Trent Polytechnic (now Nottingham Trent University or NTU), graduating in 1982 with a BA. The course also involved completing the Certificate of Qualification in Social Work. He completed a diploma in public services management in 1997 and an MSc in the same subject at NTU in 2004. Career Local government Pearson joined Nottinghamshire County Council as a social worker in 1982. Three years later, he became an approved social worker and a team manager. In 1992, he was appointed an area service manager for health and disability. In 1996, he was promoted to be a project manager involved in local government reform, where he worked on the development of Nottingham unitary authority, the transfer of social care services in the city to the City Council and the subsequent restructuring of the county's social services. He held this post until 1998. Pearson subsequently conducted a review of the county's residential care homes for the elderly; of the 26 homes, 15 were closed, and five new ones were built. He then spent six months as district manager for Gedling, before he was appointed temporary assistant director to oversee remaining changes to the residential homes. After 12 months, in 2001 he was appointed Assistant Director for Resources, managing finance, personnel and IT in the social services department. In 2004, he moved to be the department's Assistant Director for Adults.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named David Pearson: British-born Canadian scientist, academic and television per · American racecar driver (1934-2018) · English cricketer (born 1963) · Scottish international lawn bowler (fl. 1970)

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Sir David Charles Pearson, CBE, is a British social care administrator and former social worker. He has chaired the UK government's Social Care Sector COVID-19 Support Taskforce since 2020. Early life and education David Charles Pearson was born in Gravesend, Kent. His father was a bank manager. He attended a nearby grammar school, where he was head boy and played cricket and rugby. He left with A-Levels in English and History. He credits the experiences of caring for his mentally grandmother as spurring him on to work with disadvantaged people. After finishing school, he spent a year as a community service volunteer at an intermediate treatment centre for young offenders in Corby, Northamptonshire. In 1978 took up a place to study applied social studies at Nottingham Trent Polytechnic (now Nottingham Trent University or NTU), graduating in 1982 with a BA. The course also involved completing the Certificate of Qualification in Social Work. He completed a diploma in public services management in 1997 and an MSc in the same subject at NTU in 2004. Career Local government Pearson joined Nottinghamshire County Council as a social worker in 1982. Three years later, he became an approved social worker and a team manager. In 1992, he was appointed an area service manager for health and disability. In 1996, he was promoted to be a project manager involved in local government reform, where he worked on the development of Nottingham unitary authority, the transfer of social care services in the city to the City Council and the subsequent restructuring of the county's social services. He held this post until 1998. Pearson subsequently conducted a review of the county's residential care homes for the elderly; of the 26 homes, 15 were closed, and five new ones were built. He then spent six months as district manager for Gedling, before he was appointed temporary assistant director to oversee remaining changes to the residential homes. After 12 months, in 2001 he was appointed Assistant Director for Resources, managing finance, personnel and IT in the social services department. In 2004, he moved to be the department's Assistant Director for Adults.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).