“In a sector which habitually encounters high staff turnover, over the last 5/6 years Dove have established a strong and loyal community of staff.”

“The owners, managers and staff have all contributing in a deep way to building Dove
into an exceptional company.”

“…often seen to pre-empt and surpass regulatory standards from their own belief in what
excellent provision ought to look like.”

We’re immensely proud to have been awarded Investors in People Gold Status. This is an incredibly rare accolade – to earn gold you need to meet the 36 requirements of standard IIP accreditation, plus a further 126 requirements.

Gold represents achievement of world class practice. It shows a truly cutting edge
organisation is operating at the very highest levels of people management practice using Investors in People to drive the business forward.

Fewer than 1% of UK organisations have reached this prestigious standard. We are the very first to do so in our sector.

It’s a massive testament to the hard work of our whole team. It also helps demonstrate how our progressive approach helped us to achieve such positive 2010 Ofsted inspection reports for our homes.

95% of the 63 overall category ratings were Outstanding or Good.

Here are some of the comments from our 2011 Investors in People review report.