The CIH podcast

In this podcast, Futures board member Catherine George has a conversation with Rachael Williamson, head of policy and external affairs at Chartered Institute of Housing, to discuss what the General Election is, what is its relevance to the housing sector, and how you can get involved in the work CIH is doing within the policy and practice space.

In this podcast, CIH Futures vice chair Luke Denton speaks to Callum Chomczuk, who is the national director of CIH Scotland, Noreen Pascal from the Housing Diversity Network and Victor da Cunha, chair of the National Housing Federation Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group about what equality, diversity and inclusion means to them.

In this podcast, CIH Futures board member Ryan Barclay is joined by Michaela McCusker (workforce development assistant manager at Northern Ireland Housing Executive), Carlie Dunbar (housing apprentice at South Liverpool Homes), and Louise Moules (director of operations and membership at Scottish Federation of Housing Associations) about making housing a career of choice, and the many different options and roles available to you.

2023 was a big year for housing and 2024 is looking to be no different. With a general election on the way and lots of competing priorities, CIH director of policy and external affairs James Prestwich sits down with Callum Chomczuk, CIH Scotland national director, Justin Cartwright, CIH Northern Ireland national director, Matt Dicks, CIH Cymru national director and Rachael Williamson, head of policy and external affairs for England to discuss some of the biggest challenges and opportunities for the year ahead.

CIH head of policy and external affairs Rachael Williamson is joined by a fantastic panel for a conversation marking the end of the 16 days of activism to end violence against women and girls - reflecting on the role that housing professionals can play in helping tackle domestic abuse.Rachael is joined by Callum Chomczuk, CIH Scotland director, Judith Vickress, senior housing manager for Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse and the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) and two former CIH presidents, Alison Inman and Jim Strang who both campaigned for housing professionals to take the #MakeAStand pledge.

CIH policy and practice officer Hannah Keilloh is joined by a fantastic podcast panel to talk about embracing the Homes for Cathy commitments, and how housing providers could play a crucial part in ending homelessness.Hannah is joined by Vicky McDonald, social impact manager at Hightown Housing Association, leading on communications for Homes for Cathy, Hazel O'Halloran, head of homelessness and community investment at Bromford Housing Association and Arthur Tsang, director of communities at Bournville Village Trust.This podcast was originally recorded in July 2023.

In our next episode of the CIH podcast, CIH policy and practice officer Hannah Keilloh is joined by two very special guests, Nicole Jacobs, domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales and Deidre Cartwright, senior housing manager at the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA), to discuss the links between anti-social behaviour and domestic abuse.At CIH it's our belief that everyone has aright to a safe, affordable and secure home, and yet we know for the victims and survivors of domestic abuse, including children, home is often the most dangerous place. By its very nature, domestic abuse is a housing issue, directly impacting on a survivor's right for a life free of violence and abuse and the right to a safe and stable home.

Welcome to the second episode of our new CIH podcast series, Doing it on purpose, hosted by CIH director of membership and business development, Josie Twinning.In this podcast we’ll dive into conversations with women about work. It seeks to share stories, experiences, wisdom and all the messiness too. A space for women to belong, reflect and get lost in as we ‘find out who we are and do it on purpose’, these are words of the most rightly revered Dolly Parton.In today's episode, Josie catches up with clown, best-selling author and co-founder of Laugh, Think and Play Em Stroud. Josie and Em discuss a little bit of everything, from what it means to be a mum, looking after our bodies as we continue to recover from COVID, and the real meaning of play.

Welcome to the first episode of our new CIH podcast series, Doing it on purpose, hosted by CIH director of membership and business development, Josie Twinning. In this podcast we’ll dive into conversations with women about work. It seeks to share stories, experiences, wisdom and all the messiness too. A space for women to belong, reflect and get lost in as we ‘find out who we are and do it on purpose’, these are words of the most rightly revered Dolly Parton.In the first episode of the series, coinciding with International Women’s Day 2023, Josie sits down and speaks to Kate Still, former housing CEO/COO and founder of The Good Girl Survival Club, a development programme for women who want to survive and thrive at work. Their focus on transforming the understanding of cultural gender bias in organisations and individuals, plus the work they do to help women become their true selves is exactly why Kate has joined us our first guest. ResourcesFind out more about The Good Girl Survival Club The British Psychological Society, ‘The medical model has presided over four decades of flat-lining outcomes’.