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SOCIAL CARE
The cost of improvement in children's social care
By William Burns | 02 December 2025
William Burns says that improvement to children’s social care is both complex, costly and long term. But Wakefield and Medway show that when councils commit to sustained investment they can deliver...
NCASC
NCASC: Children's minister pledges to 'reinvent' fostering
By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025
The children’s minister has pledged to expand and ‘reinvent’ fostering to reverse the ‘expensive...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Ofsted to drop headline 'one word' judgement for children's services inspections
By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025
Ofsted has confirmed plans to change inspections of local authorities’ children’s services (ILACS...
NCASC
Profit cap on children's placement providers 'won't be worth the paper it's written on'
By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025
Any profit cap on providers of children’s placements in England ‘won’t be worth the paper it’s wr...
NCASC
Counting care costs
By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025
Councils continue to face steep rises in the cost of care in both children and adult services. As...
NCASC
Fixing the family support gap
By Mary-Alice Doyle | 27 November 2025
Camden LBC is launching a powerful, data-driven model designed to pinpoint low-income families mo...
NCASC
NCASC: Hike in working age adults needing support is due to dysfunctional system
By Ann McGauran | 26 November 2025
A forty per cent hike in the number of working age people needing support by 2030 is the ‘predict...
NCASC
NCASC: Risk of spreading children's resources 'too thinly'
By Ann McGauran | 26 November 2025
The lack of a national strategy for children means there is a risk of resources being ‘spread too...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Review finds council failures ahead of Sara Sharif murder
By William Eichler | 14 November 2025
Children’s services in Surrey failed to identify abuse suffered by 10-year-old Sara Sharif before...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Using system-wide reform to put Bucks families first
By Errol Albert | 13 November 2025
Buckinghamshire Council is delivering system-wide reform through locality teams, Family Hubs and ...
WALES
Welsh councils 'very close' to issuing s114 notices
By Paul Marinko | 11 November 2025
Wales’ outgoing auditor general has reportedly said some of the country’s councils are ‘very clos...
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Deputy Director of Education and Inclusion
up to £123K
As the Deputy Director of Education and Inclusion, your leadership will foster collaboration among Education Leaders and Partners. Apply for this job
Head of Transformation
£75,388 to £77,753
Are you ready to lead transformation and shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job
Town Clerk
£74,454 - £89,081
Biggleswade Town Council is looking to appoint a highly motivated and forward-thinking Town Clerk, to drive its services forward. Apply for this job
- Grey belt countryside warning
- Districts should look carefully at the creation of new town and city councils
- Complex Whitehall funding system marred pandemic support, inquiry hears
- Backlash warning over asylum decentralisation
- Future Forum North: NHS Confederation chief says ICBs 'doomed' without thinking change
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