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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

SENDing a message to government

By Ann McGauran | 05 November 2018

With two councils awaiting the outcomes of judicial reviews into their plans to cut back spendin...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Fostering opinion

By Rachel Dickinson | 08 August 2018

Rachel Dickinson reacts to recent Government activity reviewing fostering activity across the cou...

FINANCE

Funding call to end 'postcode lottery'

By Martin Ford | 11 July 2018

MPs today called for more funds to help end a so-called postcode lottery for children’s services.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ofsted to evaluate inspection framework, ADCS conference told

By Martin Ford | 06 July 2018

The way children’s services are inspected is itself to come under scrutiny, senior officers have ...

FINANCE

Education secretary appears at ADCS conference for first time in a decade

By Martin Ford | 06 July 2018

Provision for care leavers and children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) do...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Getting children back into mainstream education

27 February 2018

Little is known about just how many children are missing from mainstream education. Debbie Barnes...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Funding red flags raised

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 06 February 2018

One in 10 council bosses fear their local authority will not have enough funding to fulfil their ...

SOCIAL CARE

Social care directors in honours list

By Michael Burton | 02 January 2018

Social services directors featured prominently in the New Year’s Honours List.

FINANCE

Child protection inquiry figures double in a decade

By Sam Clayden | 12 December 2017

Councils are undertaking more than double the number of child protection investigations than they...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council chiefs 'must be sector leaders'

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ (ADCS) president has insisted serving counci...

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Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council