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POLITICS
Benefit of the doubt
By Dan Peters | 31 July 2024
Political pressure is to be piled on the Local Government Association (LGA) to strengthen its wav...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
Call for 'cross-government plan for childhood'
By Martin Ford | 12 July 2024
The new Government’s approach to child poverty ‘doesn’t go far enough’, the president of the Asso...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Solving the price hike challenge
By Ann McGauran | 04 June 2024
Soaring demand for children’s care placements has driven a culture of profiteering providers and ...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
'The best job in the sector'
By Andy Smith | 04 June 2024
Andy Smith says it is a huge privilege to be an director of children’s services – despite the cha...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children and childhood must get the priority they deserve
By Andy Smith | 03 May 2024
A plan for childhood should have a focus on developing the workforce, as well as a national empha...
RECRUITMENT
DCS churn nears record levels
By Martin Ford | 01 May 2024
The number of changes in directors of children’s services (DCS) postholders has reached near reco...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Telling social care's story
22 April 2024
As adult social care directors gather in Bedfordshire this week for the ADASS Spring Seminar the ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Fighting for the children
By Ann McGauran | 16 April 2024
Incoming president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services, Andy Smith, talks to A...
WHITEHALL
Clark: Tories and Labour unwilling to address SEND crisis
By Paul Marinko | 15 April 2024
Labour and the Conservatives have been accused of an ‘unwillingness’ to confront the crisis in sp...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
EXCLUSIVE: Demand surges for UASC age assessments
By Martin Ford | 09 April 2024
Councils are struggling to cope with demand for age assessments of unaccompanied asylum-seeking c...
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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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