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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Care review must be part of a long-term plan for children - ADCS
By Ann McGauran | 08 July 2021
The independent review of children's social care ‘must go further and be part of a coherent and s...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
A step in the right direction
By Ann McGauran | 22 June 2021
In the wake of Kent CC’s move to encourage a fairer share of unaccompanied asylum-seeking childre...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Tackling the social care talent deficit
By Philip Emms | 16 June 2021
The development of the future leaders within councils, be that in children’s services or elsewher...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
We must give better support to COVID's young carers
By Charlotte Ramsden | 12 May 2021
The pandemic has led to more children and young people taking on new caring roles, and they need ...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: High needs spending could 'bankrupt councils'
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2021
A senior finance director has warned that spending on high needs threatens to ‘bankrupt councils’...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
Children and families need £12.5bn over three years, says new ADCS president
By Ann McGauran | 22 April 2021
The growing number of children and families who need support 'to thrive, not just survive in the ...
EDUCATION
A sense of hope for the future
20 April 2021
The new president of the ADCS Charlotte Ramsden talks to Ann McGauran about her aim of making thi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Getting to the root of youth violence
By Jenny Coles | 17 March 2021
Jenny Coles urges all parts of the public sector, including Government, to work in a co-ordinated...
FINANCE
Children's services face £824m budget gap
By Martin Ford | 24 February 2021
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said the amount was required just ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Filling in the gaps
By Ann McGauran | 26 January 2021
The Government has launched an independent inquiry into children’s social care in England, amid c...
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up to £179,404 per annum
Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job
Director of Social Work and Social Care
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You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job
Development & Adoptions Lead WMF2670e
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This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Thriving Places Directorate within the Highways Consenting Team Apply for this job
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