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LEADERSHIP
Lessons from private and public sector leadership crossover
By Jes Ladva | 04 November 2025
Ensuring a leadership flow between the private and public sectors is one way to maximise the value of talent. Odgers recently held a round table with The MJ bringing together local authority chief ...
FINANCE
Putting local government in the Budget driving seat: Leaning on the dream
By Mike Emmerich | 04 November 2025
Asked for his fantasy Budget, Mike Emmerich suggests we should ‘plan for the national big stuff’ ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Sunderland leads UK Smart City revolution and tech growth
By Patrick Melia | 31 October 2025
Embedding connectivity infrastructure into the very fabric of urban life can ignite the condition...
LEADERSHIP
Building teams with the complementary leadership strengths to tackle devolution
By Elle Robinson | 20 October 2025
Elle Robinson explains how Hanover’s Leadership Code and its archetypes can support councils to m...
AI
Pursuing AI without a large language model
By Paul Marinko | 09 October 2025
Councils remain eager to grasp the opportunities offered by AI, but a recognised lack of knowledg...
LEADERSHIP
Taking a cue from the chief
By Blair McPherson | 22 September 2025
Organisations are like people and the person they are most like is the chief executive, says Blai...
TRANSFORMATION
The relationship between the centre and local councils has to be earned.
By Mo Baines | 19 September 2025
A panel session at APSE's recent annual conference highlighted that the sector faces constraints...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Future Forum Midlands: Test, learn and grow to enter new phase
By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025
The Government is preparing to share learning from the test, learn and grow programme, The MJ’s F...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Mobilising the power of local government, universities and businesses to deliver growth
By Jon Pickstone | 01 September 2025
Jon Pickstone looks at the importance of local government’s role working in partnership with univ...
INNOVATION
Council buys rail transport operator
By Dan Peters | 22 August 2025
Dudley Council has bought the operators of Coventry’s fledgling rail transport system.
HR
Why the four-day week works for South Cambridgeshire
By Cllr Bridget Smith | 13 August 2025
Cllr Bridget Smith says South Cambridgeshire’s four-day week improved service delivery, staff wel...
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Service Director - Education and SEND
£103,212 to £110,106 per annum (Grade O)
West Berkshire Council is seeking an exceptional Service Director for Education and SEND to join our Children’s Services family Apply for this job
IRO Team Manager - WMF2425e
£56,883 - £59,198
Are you a passionate and experienced social work professional ready to lead a team making a real difference in the lives of children and young people? Apply for this job
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- Government urged to stop reorganisation or face 'massive car crash'
- Starmer urged to abandon Staffordshire reorganisation
- Reeves urged to raise higher council tax bands
- Suffolk districts call for minister to intervene over county's reorganisation tactics
- Reed: Reorganisation will contribute to 'fair' pay
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